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Introduction
Managers are the biggest occupational group in the UK ± and
over 800,000 new jobs will be created in management between
2010 and 2017. However, only one in five managers in the UK is
professionally qualified. Research has shown that poor leadership
may affect levels of employee motivation, reduce productivity or
even impact on a business¶ reputation. Direct results might include
a failure to reach sales targets, increased costs or high levels of
absence or sickness.
Managers play a pivotal role in getting things done by motivating,
inspiring and leading others at work. Employees who feel valued in
the workplace tend to be more committed to their work. This
results in higher levels of performance, reduced absenteeism and
more competitive businesses.
The Chartered Management Institute (CMI) is the only chartered
professional body in the UK dedicated to management and
leadership. CMI has over 86,000 individual members and 450
corporate clients. Its core purpose is the promotion of the highest
levels of management and leadership skills within both individuals
and organisations. It meets this objective by providing a
qualification framework and a full range of qualifications based on
the National Occupational Standards for management and
leadership which it founded. These provide benchmarks for
measuring personal and corporate management performance.
CMI is not just an awarding body and provider of qualifications
and training. The value of its membership for both individuals and
organisations stems from the wide range of practical support and
advice it offers managers and leaders at every stage of their
careers. It also works with employers to help them develop and
accredit their own in-house programmes to build leadership skills
and attract and retain top talent.
CMI is the only organisation that offers the Chartered Manager
Award. To receive this top award, a manager must demonstrate a
range of essential management skills. However, this is only one way
of showing effective management skills. CMI provides a wide range
of routes for existing and potential managers to develop their skills
and gain professional qualifications. Anyone can join CMI and use its
support and resources throughout his or her career to upskill and
gain professional qualifications, for example, an NVQ level 2 in Team
Leading. CMI students then have the opportunity to work towards
the Certificate and Diploma in Management and Leadership.
This case study looks at the theoretical basis behind CMI¶s highlyregarded
practices and shows how CMI ensures its members
have the practical skills to make an impact in business.
Curriculum Topics
‡ Leadership
‡ Management
‡ Management styles
‡ Developing skills
GLOSSARY
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Management: Organising human and
physical resources to achieve business
aims and objectives.
Leadership: The act of establishing
direction, purpose and the necessary
capabilities among a group of people.
Benchmarks: Indexes, standards or
points of reference in measuring or
judging a quality or value.

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The importance of effective management
Leadership and management
According to the theorist Henri Fayol, the key functions of

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managers are to:

‡ make forecasts and plans
‡ organise work
‡ command the people under them by giving instructions
‡ co-ordinate the resources (money, people, time) for which they
are responsible
‡ control activities and people by measuring and correcting them
to enable performance to fit the plans.
Each level of management requires appropriate skills and abilities:
‡ Senior managers - set strategies and objectives - lead and
inspire others
‡ Middle managers - lead their teams to deliver the specified
objectives
‡ Junior managers - manage tasks and learn to lead others.
Leadership is the art or process of influencing people to perform
assigned tasks willingly, efficiently and effectively. Enabling people
to feel they have a say in how they do something results in higher
levels of job satisfaction and productivity. By effectively planning
and controlling the people and processes for which they are
responsible, managers provide a positive and professional
environment. This can generate similar attitudes in their teams.
This engagement of employees is a powerful asset in growing a
business. However, research carried out by the UK government
indicates that employee engagement is low in many UK
workplaces. As many as one in five employees in UK
establishments are disengaged. This can lead to absenteeism and
failure to complete tasks or achieve targets.
CMI recognises that leadership and management skills are not
exclusive of each other. Leadership is particularly important in
senior management positions within an organisation. To become
an effective manager, an individual should show qualities and
competencies in six key areas. These cover both leadership
and management skills and are the basis for the award of
Chartered Manager:
1. Leading people ± providing purpose and inspiring trust
2. Managing change ± encouraging creativity and driving change
3. Meeting customer needs ± improving products and services to
increase customer satisfaction
4. Managing information and knowledge ± developing knowledge
and communication to aid decision making
5. Managing activities and resources ± on time, to budget and
meeting quality required
6. Self management ± using influence and persuasion, achieving
personal goals.
CMI believes strongly that all managers should be equipped and
prepared to manage as well as to take on leadership roles.
Knowing how to lead and motivate employees is a crucial part of
this. CMI supports managers in developing practical skills through
a wide range of activities including online learning, events and
Continuous Professional Development. A recent study (2010)
showed that if organisations increased investment in practices that
lead to employee engagement (such as personal development) by
just 10%, this could increase profits by £1,500 per employee per
year. For example, in a company that employed 1,200 people,
profits might increase by around £1.8 million.
People-focused management
The concept of Theory X and Theory Y managers was first
developed by Douglas McGregor. He was able to show that
Theory Y managers are better able to create employee engagement.
In a recent survey, CMI asked employees what type of manager
they responded to best. The top two results showed employees
preferred a Theory Y approach:
A real people person ± someone who communicates
with you and understands your needs 65%
A strong leader ± someone who can show you where
the organisation is headed 18%

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GLOSSARY
Engagement: Employees feeling
involved in the workplace and in
decision making so that they want to do
their work well and on time.
Asset: Anything yielding value for a
business over a given length of time.
Assets in a firm's accounts have a
money value and may be fixed (eg
buildings, machinery) or current (eg
stock, debtors).
Competencies: The ability of an
individual or a firm to perform a
particular type of task to a given
standard.

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XY
Theory X managers believe
employees
‡ need to be controlled
‡ don¶t like work
‡ need to be pushed to be more
productive
‡ need incentive schemes
‡ have to be directed to do things
that they don¶t enjoy
Theory Y managers believe
employees
‡ want to be involved
‡ can think for themselves and
make decisions
‡ share ownership of tasks
‡ will find work more rewarding if
given responsibility and a variety
of tasks
‡ have good ideas
‡ can engage in some level of selfmanagement
Research carried out by CMI also showed that over half of the
managers surveyed felt that there is a short supply of
management skills in two key areas:
1. inspiring people and leading them through change
2. innovation in business growth and development.
CMI provides practical support to managers to help them develop
the skills to inspire their teams and generate creative thinking. For
example, Justin Skinner has a PhD in Mathematics and Statistics.
On taking up a high level management post at London-based
insurance firm QBE, he developed his management skills by
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Through studying management techniques and principles, he
recognised the importance of his relationship with his employees.
Justin has become a more competent manager by trusting his
team more and being open to their ideas. His company benefited
as these changes made the team feel valued and raised levels of
engagement. Justin continued his development by becoming a
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Management styles
Justin wanted to improve his management style. A survey

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carried out by CMI showed that managers frequently use

unsuitable or inappropriate styles for the task at hand. When
asked, µWhat is the dominant type of management style in your
organisation?¶, the most common replies were µauthoritarian¶ or
autocratic (21%) and µbureaucratic¶ (16%). Far fewer of those
surveyed identified positive features of management such as
µinnovative¶ (7%), µtrusting¶ (9%), and µempowering¶ (7%). Studies
of managers at work have identified a number of distinct
management styles and where these are appropriate.
Managers need to learn to adapt their style to ensure employees
will respond. Organisations with trained managers benefit from
having a consistent and professional approach across the business.
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GLOSSARY
Management style: Broad approaches
to management typically characterised
by the way authority is wielded and the
extent to which decisions are delegated.
Autocratic: Where a leader makes a
decision alone and conveys it to staff
without allowing dispute or discussion.
Bureaucratic: A rule-bound approach,
in which there are set procedures and
little room for personal initiative.
Features
‡ Likes to retain control
‡ Likes to tell those working under them what to do
‡ No consultation
‡ Subordinates are expected to obey instructions
‡ As with Autocratic, likes to take much of the
responsibility for decision making but with a caring
attitude for employees
‡ Encourages participation by employees
‡ Shares information with team members
‡ Provides opportunities for the team to influence
decision making
‡ Little or no direction from the managers
‡ Subordinates are free to make decisions
Impact
‡ Helps complete urgent tasks that need doing quickly
or where there is an element of risk about the work
‡ May lead to lack of creativity or resistance if
employees have no input
‡ Employees may feel valued but frustrated because
there is little scope for decision making
‡ Gains team commitment, particularly when changes
need to be made
‡ Makes decision making slower but employees are
more likely to buy into/support the decisions
‡ Useful for highly skilled, trained, expert teams
‡ May lead to chaos without centralised control
‡ Regular feedback and communication is required
for this approach to work
Management style
Autocratic
Paternalistic
Democratic
Laissez-faire
Developing management skills
To remain competitive in the world economy, UK businesses need
to develop a new generation of outstanding managers capable of
leading people. CMI¶s programmes help people develop
management skills in a variety of ways. This might be through
formal or informal training such as on-the-job training, e-learning
or mentoring, or through continuous professional development, for
example, social networking and management conferences or
events. Membership of CMI provides access to all these routes

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and underpins a manager¶s development.

CMI also works with businesses of different types and from
different industries to find the solutions that will meet their specific
requirements. A business may need its managers to focus on how
well they communicate, improve how they inspire trust in others or
build relationships with those around them. Individuals and
business-sponsored managers have equal access to the wide
range of resources, information and guidance CMI provides for
those following its programmes. This knowledge resource includes
online research, case studies, e-learning content, tutorials,
assessments, podcasts and a range of problem-solving tools to
help managers find the right information when they need it.
The establishment of a professional standard ± the Chartered
Manager status - has helped improve management skills across
the UK. In 2010, the one thousandth individual to achieve this
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Having CMI-accredited managers helps a business to attract and
retain talented people and inspires more public confidence in the
quality of products and services provided. This was shown at the
Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust where all managers engaged in
a range of CMI courses. Surveys show that satisfaction amongst
patients increased as a result of the training programme and the
Trust earned a 5-star rating for excellence - the highest that can
be awarded.
Conclusion
Currently only one in five managers in the UK is professionally
qualified. Demand for strong management and leadership skills is
growing within businesses. There are around 4.8 million managers
in the UK economy. However, the proportion of these with
management-related qualifications is unlikely to rise by more than
20% over the next few years. An increasing number of employees
are also required to take up management responsibilities in
specialist technical areas. The result is that the estimated number
of new managers needed each year is around 114,000.
Management and leadership skills are needed in every industry
and every walk of life. It is essential therefore for new managers to
be provided with opportunities to learn how to manage and lead
people. CMI¶s qualification framework and the Chartered Manager
Award help to enhance the status of the profession and provide a
career route for management development.
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QUESTIONS
1. Set out a table showing the benefits of well trained
and qualified managers to:
i. the UK economy
ii. businesses
iii. individual employees.
2. What is the relationship between management and
leadership? Why do effective managers also need to
have leadership skills?
3. What type of management style would you use:
a) with a team of employees who are keen to
introduce changes in working practice and who
enjoy working together?
b) when carrying out work that needs to be carried
out very quickly and involves a number of potentially
dangerous hazards?
Justify your choices in each case.
4. How effective do you think the status of Chartered
Manager is in improving management training? Why is
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