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Shortlist For The Business Book Awards 2019 Announced
Shortlist celebrating the UK’s most ground-breaking business authors announced
THE AWARDS
156 entries
58 women authors entered – more than ever before – and 24 women as finalists
More books than ever on wellbeing and happiness in the workplace as well as career self-development – showing the trend to drive self-improvement
Books on company culture and ethics – reflection of changing awareness around consumer and employee expectations
The judges of the 2019 Business Book Awards are delighted to announce the much-anticipated shortlist for this year’s event…
After reading their way through piles of brilliant entries and spending many hours in deliberation and hot discussion, the esteemed judges – including top authors, broadcasters, publishers and people from all areas of business – have whittled down this year’s entrants to a thought-provoking shortlist of books at the forefront of their field.
On 16th January authors, past winners, publishers and journalists gathered at an exclusive event at The Grange Hotel, London to discover who had made the shortlist. A selection of last year’s winners, Campbell Macpherson, author of The Change Catalyst and Tom Bird and Jeremey Cassell, authors of The Leader’s Guide to Presenting, spoke on how being Business Book Award Winners had boosted their businesses and facilitated new career opportunities. Head Judge Alison Jones then took to the stage to announce the 2019 shortlist.
The winners of the 2019 Business Book Awards in each category – as well as the overall winner – will be announced at a glittering awards ceremony attended by leading names in the business and publishing worlds on 26th March 2019 at The Grange Hotel, London.
2019 SHORTLIST ANNOUNCED:
Start-Up Inspiration
The Creative's Guide to Starting a Business by Harriet Kelsall
The Future is Freelance by Kirsty Hulse
The Successful Mumpreneur by Debbie Gilbert
Working in the Gig Economy by Thomas Oppong
Rise of the Youpreneur by Chris Ducker
Sales and Marketing
100 Practical Ways to Improve Customer Experience by Martin Newman & Malcolm McDonald
Art of the Click by Glenn Fisher
Narrative by Numbers by Sam Knowles
The Choice Factory by Richard Shotton
Grow Fast, Grow Global by Sarah Carroll
HR and Management
Accelerated Leadership Development by Ines Wichert
Data-Driven HR by Bernard Marr
Mind Tools for Managers by James Manktelow & Julian Birkinshaw
SUPERENGAGED by Nikki Gatenby
The Learning Imperative by Mark Burns & Andy Griffith
Embracing Change
Corporate Emotional Intelligence by Gareth Chick
Run Fast by Neil How
The Lean Product Lifecycle by Tendayi Viki & Craig Strong
The Mother of all Jobs by Christine Armstrong
The Post-Truth Business by Sean Pillot de Chenecey
Heartificial Empathy by Minter Dial
Powered by Change by Jonathan MacDonald
The Digital Ape by Nigel Shadbolt & Roger Hampson
Leadership
Employee Confidence by Karen J. Hewitt
The Leadership Lab by Chris Lewis & Pippa Malmgren
Get Social by Michelle Carvill
Your Leadership Story by Deborah Henley
Recruit, Inspire & Retain by Jacqui Mann
Superfast: Lead at Speed by Sophie Devonshire
Self-Development
Be More Pirate by Sam Conniff Allende
Social Media for a New Age by Katie Brockhurst
Shine by Andy Cope & Gavin Oattes
The Busy Person's Guide to Great Presenting by Lee Warren
You Were Born to Speak by Richard Newman & Judy Barratt
Is This It? by Ruth Kudzi
Defining You by Fiona Murden
Executive Presentations by Jacqui Harper
Short Business Books
Lessons in Leadership by John Adair
Strategy Plain and Simple by Vaughan Evans
The Attitude Book by Simon Tyler
Be Useful by Jos Burton
The Art of Plain Speaking by Charlie Corbett
Specialist Book
The Numbers Business by Della Hudson
The Winning Mix by Claire Brumby
The 7 Principles of Conflict Resolution by Louisa Weinstein
The School Business Manager's Handbook by Hayley Dunn
Power Property Investing for Women by Bindar Dosanjh
International Book
Leading Digital Transformation by Joakim Jansson & Marie Andervin
The Bootle Boy by Les Hinton
Yours Truly by Margarita Mayo
Legacy in the Making by Mark Miller & Lucas Conley
Resilience at Work by Kathryn Jackson
The Laws of Human Nature by Robert Greene
READY TO SPEAK TO THE MEDIA
The founder of the Business Book Awards, Lucy McCarraher, its judges and this year’s shortlisted authors are available to interview, write by-lined articles or offer expert comment on topics including:
Why are so few business books written by women – and how can we tackle this?
Workplace Wellbeing – will this be the biggest business trend of 2019?
Ethical Entrepreneurs: 10 top books to help you start up an ethical business
The rise of the ‘authorpreneur’: Could writing a business book be the key to taking your career up a gear?
10 best business books written by women
Work-life balance: leading business authors share their best hacks
10 award-winning business authors share their top tips for writing a bestselling business book
MEDIA CONTACT:
For further information, a guest article, interview or expert comment from the founder of the Business Book Awards Lucy McCarraher, its judges and this year’s shortlisted authors please contact one of The Book Publicist team:
Emma Holtz: Emma.holtz@thebookpublicist
Durga: durga@thebookpublicist.co.uk
Phone: 01497 288 018