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CMI Highlights

Chartered Management Institute

My Whole Self To mark My Whole Self day on 13 March, CMI’s head of policy and innovation, Daisy Hooper , explained why managers must acquire the necessary skills to bring out the best in their teams. Experts suggest that more than half of the productivity gap between the UK and the USA can be attributed to poor management.

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Where Have All the Process Owners Gone?

Harvard Business Review

The role had little influence : Some companies appointed process owners at middle management levels. End-to-end process management disrupts their accustomed relationships and identity. How many times have you heard "I'm a finance person" or "I'm a marketer"?) If employees don't want to change, they have power.

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Shape Strategy With Simple Rules, Not Complex Frameworks

Harvard Business Review

Its new management team took over an organization that was bureaucratic, overstaffed, and bleeding cash. Middle managers were confused about what to do, and many pushed their local agendas at the expense of the company's overall best interests. The team decided to adopt a simple-rules approach to the work ahead.