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Practical Inspiration triumphs at the Business Book Awards 2024

This year’s Business Book Awards gala evening took place on 19 September, celebrating the best business books from around the world published in the previous year.

Practical Inspiration Publishing had an incredible 18 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 two highly commended authors!

Congratulations to all the authors involved, and particularly to the award winners:

WINNERS: Diversity, Inclusion and Equality – Lucy Ryan (Revolting Women), Specialist Business Book – Claire Pedrick and Lucia Baldelli (Human Behind the Coach)

HIGHLY COMMENDED: Sales and Marketing – Katie Tucker (Do Penguins Eat Peaches), Work and Life – Beth Stallwood (WorkJoy)

FINALISTS: Grant Muller (Top of Heart), Rachel Philpotts (The Burnout Bible), Alison Grieve and Jenni Miller (Leading Edge), Sophie Attwood (Beautiful PR), Kathryn Bishop and Gillian Camm (Board Talk), Paul McCarthy (The FIRED Leader), Liam Black (How to Lead With Purpose), Ollie Henderson (Work/Life Flywheel), Ginny Carter (How to Write a Self-Help Book), Lauren Neal (Valued at Work), Catherine Garrod (Conscious Inclusion), Rob Hatch (Success Frames), Deb Mashek (Collabor(h)ate), Berit Lewis (Ageing Upwards).


 

 

 

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Lauren Neal in The HRDirector

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‘Offering your employees a seat at the table today will allow them to develop into the leaders of tomorrow. Not only are you gaining diversity of thought by allowing a wider range of people to contribute to the discussion, but you’re also investing in your company’s future.’

Lauren Neal, author of Valued at Work, contributed to the HR Director article What is Workplace Happiness in 2024.

What is workplace happiness in 2024? | theHRD

According to Forbes, happy employees are 20% more productive than unhappy ones..

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Lauren Neal on fivebooks.com

Lauren Neal’s book, Valued at Work, was one of the ‘Five Books On Reaching Workplace Equality’ recommended by Jayden Gould.

Five Books On Reaching Workplace Equality

These five books focus on empowering individuals to shape positive and effective workplace cultures. They provide practical guidance on how to create environments where employees feel motivated and valued. By offering strategies for effective leadership, honest communication, and personal growth, these books equip women with the tools to drive change and build supportive workspaces.

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Lucy Ryan on the ‘Badass Women at Any Age’ podcast

Lucy Ryan, author of Revoting Women, was a guest on the ‘Badass Women at Any Age’ podcast where she discussed her own life story and why she ended up writing a book on midlife women and the issues they were facing in the workplace.

Revolting Women with Lucy Ryan

Pivoting through a number of different careers, it wasn’t until Lucy Ryan was in her 40s that she decided to follow her true passion and fascination with women

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Sarah Langslow in The Fast Company

‘For your own sake, and for the sake of everyone you interact with, taking the time to work on your micro-interactions such that they create strong relationships and a supportive, enjoyable work environment can only be a good thing.’

Sarah Langslow, author of Do Sweat the Small Stuff, contributed the article ‘Your relationships inside and outside of work hinge on micro-interactions. Here’s how’ to The Fast Company.

Your relationships inside and outside of work hinge on micro-interactions. Here’s how

In her new book, leadership expert Sarah Langslow explores how even our smallest habits impact our relationships and our ability to lead.

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Rachel Morris in People Management

‘Indeed, being prepared is great, a good start. But being present enough to see and hear someone in the moment is critical.’

Rachel Morris, author of Working Mother, contributed the article ‘The importance of coaching for parents returning to work’ to People Management.

The importance of coaching for parents returning to work

Rachel Morris explains how coaching can help ease the transition for staff coming back to work after taking time out to have a baby

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Lauren Neal in Forbes Magazine

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‘There is nothing more frustrating than being asked for something urgently and rearranging your day, only to find out the urgency wasn’t real. This could cause real long-term damage to the trust between leaders and their teams and prevent future ‘real’ deadlines from being met because teams do not feel valued or appreciated.’

Lauren Neal, author of Valued at Work, contributed to the Forbes article Fake Urgency: Is it a good or bad thing in the workplace?

Fake Urgency: Is It A Good Or Bad Thing In The Workplace?

Unnecessarily tight deadlines may help to galvanize a team into action, but they have a human cost. So, fake urgency is a strategy that leaders should use with care.

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Tabbin Almond on BBC Radio Cornwall

Tabbin Almond, author of Bottling Up Trouble, was a guest on BBC Radio Cornwall where she discussed confronting the issue of how alcohol was controlling her life with host Mel Osborne.

Mel Osborne on BBC Radio Cornwall – Have Faith: Bottling Up Trouble? How Tabbin confronted how alcohol was controlling her life – BBC Sounds

Catch up on your favourite BBC radio show from your favourite DJ right here, whenever you like. Listen without limits with BBC Sounds.

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Emma Reilly in Digital Frontier

‘Building quickly, cheaply and alongside our potential customers meant we could have saved years of heartache and stress.’

Emma Reilly, author of The No-Code Startup, was featured in the article ‘No code? No problem’.

Digital Frontier | No code? No problem

Software engineering requires expertise, but no and low-coding can short circuit traditional skills for better business

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Beth Stallwood in The Stylist

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‘Joy doesn’t always happen by accident, especially if we’ve got ourselves stuck in a gloomy rut. The antidote to gloomy days is to bring joy up your to-do list and make it a priority. Try to think of the things that bring you a little slice of joy that you can make part of your everyday routine with minimum effort.’

Beth Stallwood, author of WorkJoy, was quoted in the article ‘9 wellness experts on how to overcome the post-summer slump’.

9 wellness experts on how to overcome the post-summer slump

Feeling low on energy as we head into autumn? Here’s how to overcome the post-summer slump and get yourself back on track, according to wellness experts.