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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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EIGHTEEN Practical Inspiration titles shortlisted for the Business Book Awards 2024

Business Book Awards

Congratulations to all the finalists in this year’s Business Book Awards (with commiserations to those who missed out).

It was a very proud day for Practical Inspiration Publishing, with EIGHTEEN  of our books shortlisted this year.

Our finalists are:
Katie Tucker (Do Penguins Eat Peaches), Lucy Ryan (Revolting Women), Beth Stallwood (WorkJoy), 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), Claire Pedrick and Lucia Baldelli (Human Behind the Coach).

Winners will be revealed on 19th September 2024. We’re keeping EVERYTHING crossed!

Business Book Awards Awards Shortlist Reveal 2024 #BBA2024

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Jenni Miller and Alison Grieve in We Are the City

‘A high-performing team should be like a diamond, resilient and focused enough to cut through anything together.’

Jenni Miller and Alison Grieve, authors of Leading Edge, contributed the article ‘Standing on the edge: What are the conditions for success in high-performing teams?’ to wearethecity.com

Standing on the edge: What are the conditions for success in high-performing teams?

High-performing teams are like diamonds. We all know how special and valuable a diamond is and when we talk to leaders, they know…

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Jenni Miller in Global Leaders Today

‘By fostering shared purpose, trust, and open communication, collaborative leaders create environments where both organizations and individuals thrive.’

Jenni Miller, co-author (with Alison Grieve) of Leading Edge, contributed the article ‘Leading Together: The 21st Century Shift From Solo To Collaborative Leadership’ to Global Leaders Today.

Leading Together: The 21st Century Shift from Solo to Collaborative Leadership – Global Leaders Today

The shift from traditional hierarchical, top-down structures to more dynamic and flexible teams has become a distinct competitive advantage.

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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

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Jenni Miller in Authority Magazine

Authority Magazine

‘Even when a team has a very poor manager, if they have great relationships amongst themselves, they will stay for longer than they otherwise would. I would argue therefore that the ideal scenario is to have both — great managers and great teams. Teams that are high performing and led by great leaders will keep people much longer than those that are mediocre and poorly led.’

Jenni Miller, co-author (with Alison Grieve) of Leading Edge, is featured in Authority Magazine’s 5 Things You Need To Know To Successfully Manage a Team.

Jenni Miller of Management Dynamics On 5 Things You Need To Know To Successfully Manage a Team

As a part of our series about the five things you need to successfully manage a large team, I had the pleasure of interviewing Jenni Miller. Jenni is co-author of Leading Edge: Strategies for…

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Jenni Miller on HRZone.com

‘The challenges we all face have become – and will continue to be –  so complex that without excellent teamwork, organisations will fail to thrive and make the most of potential opportunities.’

Jenni Miller, co-author (with Alison Grieve) of Leading Edge, is featured in HRZone.com where she shares  strategies to optimise your team’s rhythm and drive outstanding personal and organisational performance.

Ten ways to be more in sync with your team

High-performing teams are vehicles for innovation. This requires team members to work together smoothly with a shared understanding of goals. Jenni Miller shares strategies to optimise your team’s rhythm and drive outstanding personal and organisational performance.