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CMI Highlights – 6 December

Chartered Management Institute

Making work secure CMI recently partnered with the Work Foundation to publish a new study exploring the role of managers in sectors where work is often precarious, such as hospitality, retail and agriculture. It finds that almost half of insecure workers couldn’t pay an unexpected bill of £300 if due within seven days.

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The Holy Grail of Content Marketing – and When to Recommend It

Strategy Driven

With much of the business world abuzz about content marketing, smart marketers are taking stock of opportunities for their clients to use the power of story to convey a message and build stronger brands. Conspicuously absent from most content strategies, however, is the granddaddy of all content marketing: writing a book.

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6 Ways Green Businesses Make a Difference

Women on Business

Those who identify as green businesses, either through outside certification or through ongoing self-assessment and reporting, are proud to share their progress with the green sub-segment of the retail marketplace. 6) Increasing the market for Made in the United States. 3) Focusing the conversation. 3) Focusing the conversation.

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Health, Wellness, and a Giveaway to WomenonBusiness Readers

Women on Business

This online retailer offers everything from bedroom furniture, luggage, shoes and bags, home and garden accessories, and also living room and dining furniture, like this chest of drawers. 20 Best Marketing and Social Media Blogs by Women from Forbes Includes WomenOnBusiness.com Forbes.com published a list of the top 20 marketing and.

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Fashion Friends Make a Fresh Start :: Women on Business

Women on Business

An answer to this was anything but obvious, and I struggled to find one shortly after my friend Katie and I were laid off from what were supposed to be dream jobs with an online shoe retailer. We knew that choosing the latter entailed taking, quite probably, the greatest risk in the face of an unstable economy; yet, in the end, we did anyway.

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Employee Appreciation The Wegman Way

Chart Your Course

At Wegman’s Food Markets, a $5.15 Invest in relationships : Wegmans leadership invest time and energy into developing relationships with its workers. For example, flexible scheduling, while often unheard of in retail, is standard at the stores. So how does a business create a pro-employee environment?

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CMI Highlights

Chartered Management Institute

As the importance of open and honest leadership continues to dominate the media spotlight, I find myself reflecting on how vital relationships are to building a positive working environment, and how important it is for all managers and leaders to develop this skill. Informed by these insights, we’ve made some changes to your CMI newsletter.

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