Category: Author article

Posted on by

Lauren Neal in Authority Magazine

Authority Magazine

‘One of the biggest challenges I see regularly is where a woman needs to prove herself in order to be considered for a position. It doesn’t matter how many previous roles she’s had or successes, there often appears to be this extra step involved based on her performance before she is considered competent for the position. Men, however, seem to be assessed on their perceived potential.’

Lauren Neal, author of Valued at Work, is featured in the ‘Thriving As A Woman In a Male-Dominated Industry’ interview series in Authority Magazine.

Thriving As A Woman In a Male-Dominated Industry: Lauren Neal Of Valued at Work On The Five Things…

In the United States in 2022, fields such as Aircraft piloting, Agriculture, Architecture, Construction, Finance, and Information technology, are still male-dominated industries. For a woman who is…

Posted on by

Sophie Attwood in Cosmetics Design Europe

‘Ethics are paramount. At the heart of ethical PR is honesty. Don’t lie. Don’t cheat. Don’t photoshop photos. Use real case studies of real people. 

Sophie Attwood, author of Beautiful PR, is featured in Cosmetics Design Europe where she shares six insights on what it takes to properly PR a beauty brand going into 2024.

“Stories need to be told; real, raw emotions need to be experienced”: how to PR a beauty brand in 2024

Award-winning PR consultant Sophie Attwood has worked with a string of beauty and personal care brands, from St Tropez to Colgate, at her London-based agency. As a seasoned public relations expert, she’s even written a book on the topic: Beautiful PR: Finding Your Brand’s Heartbeat for Authenticity in Communication.

Posted on by

Jenni Miller and Alison Grieve on Association of MBAs

‘Trust, quality of communication, effective tools and embracing differences can all help organisations bridge the gap and build better connections among their teams.’

Jenni Miller and Alison Grieve, authors of Leading Edge, are featured on Association of MBAs where they discuss how to build better virtual teams.

How to get connected: building better virtual teams – Association of MBAs

In today’s interconnected world, businesses are increasingly relying on virtual teams to carry out projects that span across time zones and continents. Here, Jenni Miller and Alison Grieve identify four vital areas for managers to focus on

Posted on by

Beth Stallwood in The Stylist

Stylist logo

‘A lot of managers say they don’t expect a response, but most team members want to do a good job and not responding can cause anxiety in itself. Not messaging in the first place demonstrates that you respect people’s lives outside of work, and you’ll get real engagement in return for that. Use the delayed message option in your email app and reserve out-of-hours messaging for actual crises and one-offs.’

Beth Stallwood, author of WorkJoy, is featured in an article on The Stylist Magazine discussing what to do if your boss keeps messaging you outside of working hours.

What to do if your boss keeps messaging you outside of working hours

Is there any sound more disgruntling than that of a Slack notification at the weekend? Any sight that inspires a deeper sigh than an ‘urgent’ email from your manager past 9pm?

Posted on by

Julie Nerney and Geoff Robins on maddyness.com

‘Putting yourself in your customer’s shoes so that you truly understand why they buy is vital to any successful new product.’

Julie Nerney and Geoff Robins, authors of Business Morphology have written the article ‘The 5 stages of moving from a ‘good idea’ to delivering an amazing new product’ for maddyness.com.

The 5 stages of moving from a ‘good idea’ to delivering an amazing new product – Maddyness UK

You’ve got an idea which you think will be a game changing product. And you’re about to build a business around it. Innovation and the momentum of new ideas are the life blood of any business – new or established.

Posted on by

Katie Tucker in Creative Brief

‘When it comes to customer understanding, so much can be done in-house. But there are times when seeking out specialist help is the right thing to so. ‘

Katie Tucker, author of Do Penguins Eat Peaches is featured in Creative Brief where she discussed whether market research is the final frontier for smaller brands.

BITE Guest Trend | Is market research the final frontier for smaller brands? | Creativebrief

Katie Tucker, Author of Do Penguins Eat Peaches? And other unexpected ways to discover what your customers want, on the importance of market research.

Posted on by

Janie van Hool in the Institute of Leadership

‘As professionals, we need to put far greater thought into how we can carve out above-adequate space and time for our minds and bodies. Put simply, it’s just not possible to keep on doing more and more and more.’

Janie Van Hool, author of The Listening Shift, contributed the article ‘How effective listening boosts wellbeing at work’ to the Institute of Leadership website.

How effective listening boosts wellbeing at work

People are getting increasingly exhausted and frustrated by not being listened to at work. At best, that can lead employees to foster resentment against their leaders and organisations and consider upping sticks for more receptive pastures.

Posted on by

Practical Inspiration authors featured in Forbes

Forbes logo

‘Team engagement is a team game.’ Nerney

‘…meetings should be used as an opportunity for the team to build relationships, problem-solve and make decisions together.’ Grieve

‘…They want to stay, they want to step up and if they can’t do it with you, they’ll take their wisdom, energy and talent elsewhere!” Ryan

Julie Nerney, co-author (with Geoff Robins) of Business Morphology, Alison Grieve, co-author (with Jenni Miller) of Leading Edge, and Dr Lucy Ryan, author of Revolting Women are all featured in the Forbes article ‘How Leaders Can Win Back a Disengaged Team’.

How Leaders Can Win Back A Disengaged Team

To engage people, leaders should dial up their boredom radar, use visual tools, aim for happiness as an outcome, make leadership personal and embrace reverse mentoring.

Posted on by

Lucy Ryan in TLNT.com

‘With a talent shortage and an upwards ageing demographic shift, retaining women over 50 will soon become business critical. And, this is a population who wants to stay and grow with you.’

Lucy Ryan, author of Revoting Women, is featured in TLNT.com speaking about why midlife women are walking out at the peak of their careers.

The Silent Revolution – why midlife women are walking out at the peak of their careers | TLNT

Dr Lucy Ryan – author of ‘Revolting Women: Why midlife women are walking out and what to do about it’ – says leaders need to stem the loss of their valuable talent:

Posted on by

Kathryn Bishop on Oxford Answers

‘…the practice of conversation is more powerful: these are interactions that have the potential to connect people, to change minds, or to generate new ideas.’

Kathryn Bishop, co-author (with Gillian Camm) of Board Talk  is featured in Oxford Answers where she speak about ‘dead rat governance’ and how to avoid it.

‘Dead rat governance’ and how to avoid it

Board Talk: 18 crucial conversations that count inside and outside the boardroom By Kathryn Bishop, Associate Fellow at Saïd Business School and Gillian Camm, non-executive director and executive coach. Governance is defined as ‘the framework of authority and accountability’ that defines and controls actions and outcomes.