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CMI Highlights

Chartered Management Institute

Improving public services Finally, a short update on another area we are currently working in: CMI is partnering with the Social Market Foundation to explore how to get improved results from the UK’s public services. Our work will focus on the potential benefits of better management practices across the NHS, education and local government.

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What to Do If Your Career Is Stalled and You Don’t Know Why

Harvard Business Review

. “Executive presence” was mentioned in several reviews as an improvement area, but without any specifics, Tom had no idea what the real issue was and how damaging it could be to his career. Often these pandas live on for years, seemingly innocent, but ultimately gnaw at the career trajectory of otherwise talented leaders.

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More Women Starting Businesses Isn’t Necessarily Good News

Harvard Business Review

Yes, women are graduating from college in higher numbers than men and permeating the workforce — at least at the entry and middle management levels. Women are now stuck in middle management. If you’re a manager, give your employees – both women and men – more control over their work.

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Smiles, Sales and Leadership

Management Excellence

I enjoy observing how the help in stores engage with their customers. What you see and hear speaks volumes about the leaders they work for. Want to know how people feel about their jobs and their bosses? It’s on their faces. Employees mirror the treatment they receive from their leaders.

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Leadership Caffeine-The Importance of Cultivating Your Influence

Management Excellence

While your own level of influence might not be something that crosses your mind on a daily basis, your relative level of influence in your organization is at least one reasonable proxy for measuring your effectiveness as a leader.

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Nine Key Professional Capabilities Required By Our Times

Management Excellence

There’s no doubt we live in interesting times…a true Dickensian Best of Times, Worst of Times environment, filled with remarkable opportunities and equally remarkable personal, competitive, societal and global challenges.

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How Royal DSM Is Improving Its Geographic and Gender Diversity

Harvard Business Review

Most companies now have more gender-balanced talent pools, especially at the early-to-mid-career levels, and are looking for ways to make sure progress continues at the mid-to-upper levels. These leaders are recognizing that this balance drives the innovation and market understanding they need for other key business transformations.