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As CEO at the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), Ann leads the team in promoting best practices in management and leadership, and improving management standards across the UK. Through her extensive experience and expertise, Ann can comment on the implementation of forward-thinking and innovative management strategies for UK business.

Prior to joining CMI, Ann was the Global Managing Director at the BSI Group, the global standards, certification and assessment provider, leading training and certification businesses to create a more customer-facing organisation.

With a proven track record at companies including Boots, Yell and Procter & Gamble, Ann is an expert on management strategies that foster positive working environments, profitability and long-term growth.

Ann lives in West London with her husband, her daughter attends university. A UK/US citizen, Ann also speaks German and Russian.

Blog Entries by Ann Francke

What Can Managers Learn From the Mid Staffordshire Hospital Scandal?

(3) Comments | Posted 25 February 2013 | (09:15)

The long awaited Francis Inquiry Report exposed the true scale of the catastrophic management failings at the Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust. The scandal highlighted the lack of competent governance, poor working culture and ineffective management across the Trust and the wider NHS.

The report makes it clear that too...

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Balanced Boardrooms Boost Bottom Lines

(0) Comments | Posted 20 November 2012 | (13:26)

Last week saw welcome news for business from the EU Commission, which has dropped its plans to impose compulsory quotas for the number of women making it into company board rooms. It's been a contentious issue over the last few weeks and months.

Yes, the under-representation of...

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Are We Entering a New Era of Integrity?

(0) Comments | Posted 1 November 2012 | (08:56)

Management has a reputation issue in the UK. Many workers in organisations across the economy mistrust their managers, lacking confidence in their ability to do their jobs well. The public are suspicious too, laying the blame at managers' doors for the scandals and crises that have erupted at the heart...

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