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Another great year for Practical Inspiration Authors at the Business Book Awards 2025

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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

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Nadia Nagamootoo on the Is It Hot In Here? Podcast

Nadia Nagamootoo, author of Beyond Discomfort, was a guest on the Is it hot in here? podcast where she opened up to host Dr Naomi Potter about her long, emotional journey with fertility struggles — and how those years shaped not just her 30s, but her experience of perimenopause.

Will Fertility Issues Affect My Menopause? – Pregnancy Struggles, Shame And Denial

Feeling isolated in midlife? You’re not alone – and today’s guest, Nadia Nagamootoo, knows exactly how that feels. Nadia is a chartered psychologist, CEO of Avenir Consulting Services, and host of the Why Care? podcast.

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TWENTY TWO Practical Inspiration titles shortlisted for the Business Book Awards 2025

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

It was another very proud day for Practical Inspiration Publishing, with an astonishing TWENTY TWO  of our books shortlisted this year. You can find the entire shortlist here.

Our finalists are:

Start-up, Scale-up
Emma Reilly, The No-Code Start-Up
Bob Gomersall, Worthwhile Wealth

Sales & Marketing
Sara Dalrymple, More Sales Please
Hannah Isted, The Best 90 Days Ever

People, Culture & Management
Andrew Saffron, Better Culture Faster
Gill Eeaut, The Way We Talk Around Here

Change & Sustainability
Susanne Evans, ChangeStories

Leadership
Philippa White, Return on Humanity
Susan Ni Chriodain, Leading Beyond the Numbers

Business Self-Development
Julie Smith, Coach Yourself Confident
Samantha Madhosingh, Evolving You

Work & Life
Adam Forbes, Corporate Escapology
Rachel Morris, Working Mother
Catherine Oliver, Working Parents-to-be

Wellness & Wellbeing
Tabbin Almond, Bottling Up Trouble
Nicole Goode, Optimal You

Short Business Book
Lucinda Carney, Do Change Better (6-Minute Smarts)

Diversity, Inclusion & Equality
Nadia Nagamootoo, Beyond Discomfort
Elham Fardad, Migrant Magic

Smart Thinking
Adrian Kelly, The Success Complex

International Business Book
Paolo Gaudiano, Measuring Inclusion
Tracey Breeden, Match-Striking for Beginngers

Business Book Awards 2025 Shortlist Reveal

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Nadia Nagamootoo on Unfinished Business – The Henley Personal Development Podcast

Nadia Nagamootoo, author of Beyond Discomfort, was a guest on Unfinished Business – The Henley Personal Development Podcast where she discussed her work in helping leaders address their underlying beliefs and emotions that often hinder progress in equity and inclusion.

EP7: “Discomfort pays a huge role in our outcomes and our successes.”

In this episode, Dr Chris Dalton speaks with Nadia Nagamootoo (UK), an exceptional leader in organisational psychology, inclusion, and leadership development. S

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Nadia Nagamootoo on The HRZone

‘A simple way to start this work is to invite new discussions with diverse colleagues.’

Nadia Nagamootoo, author of Beyond Discomfort, contributed the article ‘Playing the race card’: What underpins a proof-seeking leader?’ to HRZone.

‘Playing the race card’: What underpins a proof-seeking leader?

The challenge of the intangible nature of diversity, equity and inclusion, and how we push past never knowing the ‘truth’.

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Nadia Nagamootoo on the Henley Business School Alumni Podcast

Nadia Nagamootoo, author of Beyond Discomfort, was a guest on the Henley Business School Alumni Podcast where she speaks about her time at Henley, her work as a business psycholigist and her book, Beyond Discomfort. 

Conversation with Nadia Nagamootoo by Henley Alumni Conversations

We sat down for a fascinating conversation with the Women in Leadership MBA scholarship winner 2014, Nadia Nagamootoo about her time with Henley, her work as a business psychologist, and now her newly released book – Beyond Discomfort: Why inclusive leadership is so hard (and what you can do about it).

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Nadia Nagamootoo in the Next Big Idea Club

‘The key to inclusive leadership is being open to self-reflection, truly looking deeply at oneself, why we think what we think, why DEI might evoke certain emotions in us, and where this comes from.’

Nadia Nagamootoo, author of Beyond Discomfort, was featured in the Next Big Idea Club sharing five key insights from her book.

Why So Many Organizations Get Stuck Implementing DEI

Author Nadia Nagamootoo shares 5 key insights from her new book, Beyond Discomfort: Why Inclusive Leadership Is So Hard.

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Nadia Nagamootoo on the All Inclusive Podcast

Nadia Nagamootoo, author of Beyond Discomfort, as a guest on the All Inclusive podcast where she explored the dynamics of power and risk in leadership and shared actionable strategies for navigating discomfort to create more inclusive environments with host Natasha Rainey.

Why Do We Struggle with Inclusive Leadership? | All Inclusive with Natasha Rainey

In this podcast episode, Natasha speaks with Nadia Nagamootoo, renowned Founder & CEO of Avenir Consulting, celebrated author, and host of the “Why Care?” podcast. Nadia is also an accredited coach who was honored as the HR Most Influential Thinker 2023 and HR Champion of the Year 2023.

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Nadia Nagamootoo on TES.com

‘There’s not ‘leadership’ and then ‘inclusive leadership’. It’s just really good leadership, where the leader understands the uniqueness of the individuals they’re working with, and takes the time to really, truly listen and see how current organisational systems and processes, and culture, might serve some more than others.’

Nadia Nagamootoo, author of Beyond Discomfort, delivered the webinar ‘Leadership: are you really being inclusive or just paying lip service?’ on TES.com.

School leadership: are you really being inclusive?

In the latest instalment of the Leading and Learning webinar series, Nadia Nagamootoo explores the immense benefits, but considerable challenges, of leading in a genuinely inclusive way