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Topic: Personal Development

“Chartered status sets you apart from others”

Andrew Collins started out as a bricklayer. Now he helps young people lay the foundations for their own construction careers

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Topic: Consultancy

Flexible resourcing: how can management consultants adapt to a spike in demand?

Using flexible resourcing when your core team is maxed out is an opportunity to deepen relationships with trusted partners

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Topic: Personal Development

Six tips for managing in uncertain times, from Baroness Minouche Shafik

The new chair of the Victoria & Albert Museum shared her thoughts on navigating crises with CMI chief executive Ann Francke

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Topic: Personal Development

“A powerful precedent for leaders”: CMI’s 2024 Gold Medal Award winner

Dame Amanda Blanc has had an impact on her company, as well as the broader push towards net zero and gender equality…

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Topic: Personal Development

“I hope more employers recognise the benefit in formally training their managers”

Dr Jeremy Chambers CMgr FCMI channelled his experience and energy into a management training programme

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Topic: Communication

Sea change: one Chartered Manager’s journey through the Royal Navy and MOD

Stuart Linehan CMgr MCMI shares his work on “the brains behind the nation’s defences”

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Topic: Personal Development

“I see so many fashion brands that are doing it wrong. I want to be one that does it right”

Student Emily Botha shares why her CMI accreditation will help her to change the fashion industry for the better

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Topic: Consultancy

Why getting ahead of the game pays dividends as a management consultant

Zarina Naqvi CMC ChMC FIC has spent her career transforming businesses, and always manages to stay ahead of the curve

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Topic: Workplace Culture

Is middle management just a “thankless slog”?

Data says young people see middle management as an overburdened and underpaid position – so what needs to change?

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Topic: Employment Landscape

How startups can scale and “change the world”

Ian Gray and John Bessant share why growth requires privateers, a multiplayer mindset and a Tupperware approach to networking

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