Chartered Management Institute

3 weeks ago | managers.org.uk | Dave Waller

When you openly share knowledge, experiences and ideas, you can tackle even the biggest problems. That’s the philosophy behind CMI’s Communities Live series of events, held in person and streamed live online. Here’s an example. The workplace is evolving at a phenomenal pace. As industries adapt to new challenges in technology and the workforce, how can leaders thrive, rather than struggling to keep up? This was the focus of the latest Communities Live event, held in Birmingham in March.

3 weeks ago | managers.org.uk | Dave Waller

Gem Fletcher CMgr MCMI has a fantastic job she loves. Nonetheless, she has still decided to drop down to three days a week so she can develop her own business podcast and consultancy – all while juggling life as a working mother. Why? One word: growth. “I’d be a little hypocritical if I was telling my children to reach for the stars and not actually doing it myself,” says Gem, whose main role is head of communications, business and planning for University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust.

3 weeks ago | managers.org.uk | Loulla-Mae Eleftheriou-Smith

Markus Lung CMgr FCMI, general manager of Vita Green, a pharmaceutical company in Hong Kong, is a big advocate for embracing change. He admits that changing a company’s systems can be a hard task. Employees often don’t want to alter how they work, but Markus believes that taking the time to have key conversations allows people to understand any change in working practices and get on board.

1 month ago | managers.org.uk | Ian Wylie

Some of the most pressing challenges and opportunities facing consultants today are addressed in the latest issue of the Management Consulting Journal (MCJ). The publication explores governance in public-sector consulting, the search for meaningful consulting careers, the realities of independent consulting and the importance of ethics and trust in client relationships. Rethinking public-sector consultingGovernments worldwide spend billions on external consultancy.

1 month ago | managers.org.uk | Dave Waller

People really value mentorship. That’s a key lesson from our conversations with Chartered Managers over recent months. In February, we met Louisa Dallinger CMgr FCMI, business development and practice manager at Reginald O’Neill Dental Care in Billericay, Essex. She told us how she used her knowledge and experience as a qualified dental nurse to mentor a colleague who was returning to education to qualify in dental sedation training. The colleague passed with flying colours.