
Lizzie Bentley Bowers and Alison Lucas, authors of Good Bye, wrote the article ‘CHROs, Are You Overlooking The Most Critical Part Of Change?’ published in the July edition of CHRO Excellence on HR.com.

Lizzie Bentley Bowers and Alison Lucas, authors of Good Bye, wrote the article ‘CHROs, Are You Overlooking The Most Critical Part Of Change?’ published in the July edition of CHRO Excellence on HR.com.

Dr David Oxley, co-author of A Groundhog Career, wrote the article ‘How to help your team establish their ‘why’ ’ in CEOWORLD Magazine.
How to help your team establish their ‘why’ – CEOWORLD magazine
Do you remember when you were in your twenties, and you mostly followed instructions from your bosses? Did what you were told, focused on mastering the tasks even when it wasn’t clear what it was all for. When you saw something that seemed needlessly complicated, you dismissed it, assuming there must be some greater wisdom […]

Lizzie Bentley Bowers and Alison Lucas, authors of Good Bye, were interviewed in Authority Magazine as part of its ‘The New Portrait Of Leadership:’ interview series.
The New Portrait Of Leadership: Authors Lizzie Bentley Bowers & Alison Lucas On Which Legacy Ideas…
The New Portrait Of Leadership: Authors Lizzie Bentley Bowers & Alison Lucas On Which Legacy Ideas About Leadership Need To Be Discarded, And Which New Approaches To Leadership Should Be Embraced An …

Three of the five titles selected by HR Magazine for its January ‘Best of HR books’ list are from Practical Inspiration Publishing! Congratulations to Lucy Ryan, author of Revolting Women, Claire Pedrick and Lucia Baldelli, authors of The Human Behind the Coach, and Kathryn Bishop and Gillian Camm, authors of Board Talk.
HR Magazine – Best of HR books: January 2024
From women over 50 to hierarchies at work, we delve into new book releases to find out what HR has been reading.

Alison Jones, author of Exploratory Writing: Everyday magic for life and work, is featured on this week’s Building Your Brand podcast with designer Liz Mosley, talking about the power of exploratory writing.
Podcast – Liz Mosley Design
Hey! Welcome to The Building Your Brand Podcast – I am so glad you are here! In case you don’t know me yet my name is Liz Mosley, a graphic designer who specialises in branding for small businesses and I am the host of the podcast.

Do your people feel like you care about them, and what they have to say? Lucy Harrison, author of Soft Skills for Tough Jobs, speaks to HRFuture about what it means to care at work, and why it matters.


Adrian Pyne, author of Agile Beyond IT, is interviewed as part of Authority Magazine’s series ‘How Businesses Pivot and Stay Relevant In The Face of Disruptive Technologies’.
Agile Businesses: Adrian Pyne Of Pyne Consulting Limited On How Businesses Pivot and Stay Relevant…
Keep your eye on the ball : A key part of the philosophy of agility is focus on the value you are after. In complex Transformations its common for influential stakeholders to crawl out of the woodwork to add bits of scope to their advantage without using their budgets.

‘It’s time to forge a new 25-year vision: let’s redefine success beyond the blink of an eye crossing the line, three minutes on a podium and a number on a medal table. Let’s challenge ourselves to win medals where we can be proud of every single story. And let’s start prioritising how we can deliver greater long-term positive outcomes for individuals and communities through sport. There’s a better way to succeed in sport, and we shouldn’t rest until we find it.’
Olympian Cath Bishop, author of The Long Win, challenges our simplistic stories about winning and sport in The Mail on Sunday.
CATH BISHOP: How many medals is enough?
London 2012 was a success but the event has been tainted by welfare scandals Athletes have told stories of abuse, bullying and negative mental health issues Cultural changes in high-performance sport should be prioritised over medals How well did we seize the chance of a lifetime that London 2012 offered our nation?

Tim Bradshaw, author of Because I Can, is interviewed by Steve Rush on The Leadership Hacker Podcast, talking about leadership and resilience.
Because I Can with Timothy Bradshaw
Timothy Bradshaw is former British Army Intelligence Officer and graduate of the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. His work as a Covert Human Intelligence Officer and Target Acquisition Patrol Soldier saw him recruit and run foreign agents worldwide and influence the outcome of extremely sensitive and dangerous situations.

Alison Jones, founder of Practical Inspiration Publishing and author of Exploratory Writing (forthcoming), is now officially a TEDx speaker – her talk ‘Let’s Rethink Writing’ has now been released on the official TEDx channel.
Watch the talk here, and discover a new way of thinking about writing….