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Bridging academia and industry to empower future leaders
From academia to industry: Discover how Middle East College and CMI are developing future-ready leaders.
How Salford Professional Development are developing strategic leaders in the care sector with CMI
From care to strategic leadership: Discover how Salford Professional Development are developing stronger care leaders.
How is AI affecting your employees’ mental health?
As AI reshapes work, managers must help employees balance its benefits with concerns about job security and wellbeing
Are leaders protecting the conditions for original thinking?
AI is not only changing what people do. It is changing the conditions under which we think
AI: “We need to make sure we’re not leaving people behind”
Jacky Wright CMgr CCMI shares her take on how AI is changing managers’ roles
The AI leadership tax: why middle managers are paying the price of digital transformation
AI may promise efficiency but middle managers are carrying the hidden burden of making digital transformation work for people
“You have to understand the disruption”: what skills do managers need in an AI-enabled workplace?
We asked Chartered Managers what skills budding leaders need to ensure their future employability in the age of AI
How to handle difficult clients as a consultant
Consultants explain how to spot the warning signs of demanding clients to help set boundaries
Becoming a Chartered Manager: “The discipline of reflection is the point”
Navneet Kumar Bithra CMgr MCMI says becoming Chartered is about ‘governance over gloss’.
The supervision gap: what AI has quietly changed about management
AI adoption is not a technology problem. It is a management skill nobody has trained us to have
What impact is AI having on the EDI landscape?
As organisations embrace AI, questions grow about its impact on equality, diversity and inclusion. Here’s why human oversight
Supercharge your leadership with AI
How AI boosts leadership in the extract from The AI-Driven Leader: Harnessing AI to make faster, smarter decisions
Influencing Management Practice
CMI’s mission is to increase the number and standard of professionally qualified managers. One way we deliver on this mission is to create industry-leading insights and resources, and make them accessible to the widest possible audience.
Within the knowledge and insights hub you’ll find resources which provide immediate guidance on the issues managers face everyday, and insights from inspiring leaders innovating in every sector and industry.
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Our research is helping managers understand what they can do to improve performance and productivity.
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Learn about how CMI represents the views of UK managers and leaders at every level of national policy-making.
