What can managers learn from hairdressers? Quite a lot, as it turns out. Business consultancy owner Robert Milford CMgr FCMI ...

At April 2024, CMI’s Board of Trustees comprised 6 women and 6 men, of which 1 woman and 1 man were from ethnically diverse ...

Probation periods are a chance for employer and employee to suss each other out. But managers need a clear plan, and must ...

Volunteers are at the heart of the CMI community. This autumn, we will recognise one of them in our Volunteer of the Year ...

It has become a fashionable concept, but is “thought leadership” anything new? And could the term have unintended, negative connotations? “Thought leadership” was coined in 1994 by Joel Kurzman, the ...

Management and leadership is changing. CMI carries out research to help managers understand how – and what they can do – to improve performance and productivity. Below is a list of our flagship ...

Welcome to CMI’s knowledge and insights hub. Here you’ll find practical guidance and resources to help you with the challenges managers face on a daily basis. The hub is also home to our cutting-edge ...

With the growing popularity of personality and skills tests during the recruitment process, do you even need a CV anymore?

What does best-practice Gender Pay Gap reporting look like? For some companies, gender pay gap reporting is a legal requirement, but how do you make this data lead to actionable change?

How identifying your team members’ stress-induced “dark sides” helps to manage them effectively and avoid dysfunction in ...