Anthony Painter leads the Chartered Management Institute's policy and external affairs, overseeing research, policy, and external relations. He is an award winning policy and social innovator and previously led the Royal Society of Arts’ policy and social change work as Chief Impact Officer covering economic security, future of work, education, lifelong learning, local democracy and regenerative futures.

We discuss some of the findings from the CMI's recent landmark study, 'Taking Responsibility: why UK PLC needs better managers',  explore what is it that good managers do that poor managers don't, and identify actions leaders can take now to improve their managers capability.