We are delighted to announce that Alice Driscoll and Louise Van Haarst, authors of Smart Conflict, have been named named in the Thinkers50 Radar 2026 (the 30 business and management thinkers to watch worldwide).
Thinkers50 Radar 2026 | 30 Emerging Management Thinkers
Discover Thinkers50 Radar Class of 2026 featuring 30 up-and-coming thinkers whose ideas are set to shape the future of management thinking.
‘As described in my book, Future-Fit Innovation, creativity is not a sudden flash of inspiration but the ability to make new and meaningful connections between existing pieces of knowledge.’
Barbara Salopek, author of Future-Fit Innovation, was featured in Business Impact Magazine “DEMYSTIFYING THE CREATIVE PROCESS”. The enduring myth that education kills creativity is based on a simplified view of how creative thinking works, argues BI Norwegian Business School lecturer Barbara Salopek. Here, she highlights how schools can address the real issue of students losing cognitive flexibility as they become adept at using knowledge in predefined ways.
BGA’s Business Impact magazine: Issue 1, 2026 | Volume 29
Business Impact covers the big challenges facing global management education as the world asks more of its future business leaders.
‘Memory is not a assive recording device; it is selective, reconstructive and deeply influenced by relevance, emotion and meaning – that’s why storytelling is such a valuable learning technique,’
Dr David Oxley, author with Dr Helmut Schuster, of A Groundhog Career and Artificial Death of a Career, is featured in Business Impact Magazine.
BGA’s Business Impact magazine: Issue 1, 2026 | Volume 29
WINNING WORDS: THE POWER OF STORYTELLING Memory is not a passive recording device; it is selective, reconstructive and deeply influenced by relevance, emotion a
‘…with the right investment in manager skills and organisational development, we can create phenomenal workplaces where people genuinely succeed. For CHROs, that’s not just an aspiration – it’s the work.’
Helen Beedham, author of The Future of Time and People Glue, is featured on HR Future Live. Alan Hosking had a discussion with Helen in which she offered a grounded, data-driven perspective on what it really takes to build cultures where people choose to stay, grow, and thrive. Her insights cut through the noise and land on what CHROs can do right now.
See article here 
In his mid 20s, Dominic Colenso flew in a spaceship in Hollywood, starring in the 2004 Thunderbirds film alongside North Yorkshire-born Sir Ben Kingsley. These days, he’s a York-based international speaker, author and communications expert, having spent ten years working as a professional actor for both screen and stage, before swapping performing for coaching.
Dominic Colenso, author of Cut-Through, was interviewed in the Yorkshire Post.
‘I starred in Thunderbirds alongside Sir Ben Kingsley, now I show business leaders how to use an actor’s toolkit’
In his mid 20s, Dominic Colenso flew in a spaceship in Hollywood, starring in the 2004 Thunderbirds film alongside North Yorkshire-born Sir Ben Kingsley. These days, he’s a York-based international speaker, author and communications expert, having spent ten years working as a professional actor for both screen and stage, before swapping performing for coaching.
‘Most people start creating a pitch or presentation by opening a slide deck and dumping content into it. Or worse, opening an existing slide deck and trying to rearrange it. Don’t. Before you write a single word or think about your visuals, you need to strip your pitch down to a single sentence.’
Dominic Colenso, author of Cut-Through, contributed the article “Fix your sales pitch In under 90 seconds.” for Fast Company.
Fix your sales pitch in under 90 seconds
The secret: less is moreThe secret: less is more.
‘Webb and Barton of Mentor Group’s Infinite Selling offers blueprint for channel sales teams.’
James A. Barton and Matt Webb’s upcoming book, Infinite Selling, is reviewed in Comms Business
Former Vodafone sales manager launches new book – Comms Business
Webb and Barton of Mentor Group’s Infinite Selling offers blueprint for channel sales teams.
Julia Carden, author of You Are Not as Self-Aware As You Think You Are, shares why self-awareness is harder — and more confronting — than most people expect on the Increase Your Self-Awareness Podcast with Carla Miller.
Ep 198: Increase Your Self-Awareness with Dr Julia Carden – Influence & Impact for Leaders
Self-awareness is often listed as a core leadership skill – but how many leaders truly understand what it involves, and how many are unintentionally o…
This year’s Business Book Awards gala evening took place on 10 September, celebrating the best business books from around the world published in the previous year.
Practical Inspiration Publishing had an incredible 22 titles shortlisted, and the evening was very much about celebrating that achievement. However we were delighted to discover that Practical Inspiration authors took the top award in two categories and had five highly commended authors!
Congratulations to all the authors involved, and particularly to the award winners:
WINNERS: Business Self-Development – Julie Smith, Coach Yourself Confident, International Business Book – Paolo Gaudiano, Measuring Inclusion
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Leadership – Susan Ni Chriodain, Leading Beyond the Numbers, Sales and Marketing – Hannah Isted, The Best 90 Days Ever, Work and Life – Rachel Morris, Working Mother, Wellness & Wellbeing – Nicole Goode, Optimal You and People, Culture & Management – Gill Ereaut, The Way We Talk Around Here
FINALISTS: Emma Reilly, The No-Code Start-Up, Bob Gomersall, Worthwhile Wealth, Sara Dalrymple, More Sales Please, Andrew Saffron, Better Culture Faster, Susanne Evans, ChangeStories, Philippa White, Return on Humanity, Samantha Madhosingh, Evolving You, Adam Forbes, Corporate Escapology, Catherine Oliver, Working Parents-to-be, Tabbin Almond, Bottling Up Trouble, Lucinda Carney, Do Change Better (6-Minute Smarts), Nadia Nagamootoo, Beyond Discomfort, Elham Fardad, Migrant Magic, Adrian Kelly, The Success Complex, Tracey Breeden, Match-Striking for Beginners
We’re delighted to announce that Practical Inspiration Publishing has been awarded the BIC Metadata Excellence Award (MEA) at Gold level – the highest award possible for the first time every in their latest update announced in July 2025.
BIC’s Metadata Excellence Award – MEA – Book Industry Communication
Please note, the following timings for metadata for eBooks and Digital Audio frontlist titles will shortly be updated as follows:
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