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Are you constantly juggling tasks, unsure what to tackle next? The Urgent vs. Important Matrix is a tool for prioritising your work with clarity and purpose. Important tasks are those which contribute to your long term goals and objectives. Tasks which are urgent and important might include: emergencies, customer complaints, meetings and appointments or reports that need to be delivered within a specific time frame. Prioritising and planning tasks in advance can help you to manage your time more effectively and achieve your goals more easily. 📚 As a CMI member, you have access to more information via ManagementDirect: https://lnkd.in/ewpHEcwd. Not currently a member but interested in becoming one? Comment below! 💬

🎖️ Meet the Judges 🎖️ Our esteemed panel of judges are trailblazers and experts, bringing a wealth of experience and a passion for driving innovation across industries. They'll assess each submission with a sharp eye for originality, relevance, and impact. Sustainable Futures category: 🟣 Andrew Hill, Senior Business Writer, FT 🟣 Rt Hon Robert Halfon, Managing Director, Ladder of Opportunity Consulting SME Growth category: 🟣 Byron Dixon OBE, Founder & CEO, Micro-Fresh 🟣 Edwina Dunn OBE, Founder, dunnhumby & The Female Lead Social Enterprise & Innovation category: 🟣 James Reed CBE, Chairman & CEO, Reed 🟣 Karen Blackett OBE, Former President, WPP Their expertise will ensure that the winners truly set the standard for thought leadership and innovation. #MPOTY2024

Big news alert! 🎉 We're excited to unveil the 2024 Management Publication of the Year shortlist, celebrating the best in business and management research 👇 In the 'SME Growth' category: 🟣 The Scaling Value Playbook by John Bessant & Ian Gray 🟣 The State of Small Business Britain: A Manifesto for Small Business Growth and Productivity & Exploring Enterprise (podcast) by Enterprise Research Centre (UK) team. In the 'Social Enterprise & Innovation' category: 🟣 The Engaged Business School by Anthony Sturgess 🟣 Men Stepping Forward: Leading Your Organization on the Path to Inclusion by Elisabeth Kelan In the 'Sustainable Futures' category:  🟣 Blog Series by Sreevas Sahasranamam 🟣 Handbook of the Circular Economy: Transitions and Transformation by Allen Alexander, Stefano Pascucci & Fiona Charnley 🟣 Transforming Tomorrow (podcast) by the Pentland Centre's Jan Bebbington & Paul Turner The winners will be crowned at the Award Ceremony at The British Library in February 2025. Stay tuned! Find out more here: https://bit.ly/452qBTa #MPOTY2024

💭 What do employees see as the most important factor in creating an inclusive workplace? According to employees, having a supportive manager is the key to fostering a sense of inclusion and belonging at work. How can you become a more inclusive leader? Find out by exploring our full report on the state of workplace inclusion in the UK 👉 https://bit.ly/4fhnpr9

🌟 Meet our Chartered Manager of the Week: Samantha Canham CMgr FCMI 🌟 Sam was seconded to the role of senior continuous improvement manager at Currys plc earlier this year. She credits becoming a Chartered Manager with helping her to take the step up. “I genuinely don’t think I would have got the job had I not become a Chartered Manager, because my people skills wouldn’t have been there,” she says. Her journey with CMI began after she encountered its resources through colleagues. This led her to carry out assessments of her communication style. She realised that she didn’t have much empathy. Sam did not want that to be the case; she wanted to be approachable and to help her team grow and develop. She started looking at routes to change her management style. She achieved Chartered Manager status almost two years ago and rates the tools it has given her as “fantastic”. It had a big impact on her management style; it has helped her relax a little and relinquish some control to her team members when appropriate. “With things like Chartered Manager status, it’s all about the accreditation. But unless you take the material away and actually start to live it, there’s no point in those post-nominals. If you’re going to do it, you’ve got to do it properly.” 👉 Find out more about becoming a Chartered Manager here: https://bit.ly/3Wj5bND – and get 10% off the price of a full assessment with promo code: CMSocDisc10 #CharteredManager #CMgr #Management #Leadership #Careers 

📸 Our new Director of Policy and External Affairs, Petra Wilton, took to the stage at the University Vocational Awards Council (UVAC) Annual Conference on Wednesday, diving into the recent government announcements on Level 7 qualifications. Petra shared her reflections on why advanced skills are at the heart of a high-growth, high-productivity economy—an essential focus for today’s workforce challenges. #UVAC2024 #HigherLevelSkills #SkillsForGrowth

🏥🧑⚕️ Skilled managers are crucial for reforming the NHS. Effective leadership results in better patient satisfaction, shorter waiting times, and improved staff retention, among other benefits. Plans to restrict access to apprenticeship levy funds for senior leaders’ training create a new hurdle. We must ensure that staff at all levels have access to robust training to develop their management skills and empower those around them. Read our CEO Ann Francke OBE's latest piece in the National Health Executive for a deeper dive into why skilled leadership is essential to the NHS' success 👇

Many thanks to all who attended the CMI Communities Live: Malaysia event, hosted in partnership with our valued HE CMI partner Putra Business School. It was a great opportunity to celebrate the collective achievements of the CMI community and connect with like-minded people driven by growth and excellence in management and leadership. Special thanks to our expert speakers, wonderful board members, partners, and team members who ensured the event was a success. So many fantastic takeaways from the event! 👏 #CMICommunitiesLive ____________ Francine Torbett, Professor Dr. Azmawani Abd Rahman, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Amjad Shamim, PhD, CMgr FCMI, CPM, Megat Fazrul Azlin Megat Abd Aziz, Danial Rahman, Millie Yong, Patrick Klotz, Professor Emeritus Dr. M Mustafa Ishak CMgr CCMI, Prof. Dr. Roselina Ahmad Saufi, FCMI Saufi FCMI, Major Monique Yong FCMI, Dr. Guna Seelan R. CMgr FCMI, Ts. Dr. Kelly Wee Kheng Soon CMgr FCMI, Dr. Christina SS Ooi, FCMI, Datuk Seri Wong Chun Wai CMgr CCMI, Prof. Dr. Gerald Guan Gan GOH, Taranjeet Singh (Ex PwC, Hewitt Associates, HayGroup, KornFerry) and Major Dr. Prebagaran Jayaraman (R).

🌟 Meet our Chartered Manager of the Week: Dr Naznin Tabassum (PhD, SHEA, CMgr MCMI, CMBE) 🌟 “Reflecting on my practice while completing the Chartered Manager application was highly beneficial,” says Dr Naznin Tabassum CMgr MCMI, senior lecturer in strategy and leadership and programme leader for the MSc in management at the University of Derby. “It helped me to identify areas where I needed to further develop my skills, and to recognise ways to improve how I manage both people and time.” Mentoring and receiving feedback from colleagues were always important to Naznin, but becoming a Chartered Manager “enhanced” this for her. “Now I actively seek feedback for everything I do.” Mentoring, she says, offers more than just professional benefits; it provides an opportunity for holistic personal development. “Through guidance, deep encouragement, reflection and structured learning, mentoring can support the growth and development of the individual as a whole,” she says. Naznin received the Research Supervisor of the Year award at the University of Derby’s 2024 Education Awards after her students called her an “exemplary mentor”. 👉 Find out more about becoming a Chartered Manager here: https://bit.ly/3Wj5bND – and get 10% off the price of a full assessment with promo code: CMSocDisc10 #CharteredManager #CMgr #Management #Leadership #Careers