The Business Book Awards 2019 Shortlist

Start-up Inspiration

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Rise of the Youpreneur: The Definitive Guide to Becoming the Go-To Leader in Your Industry and Building a Future-Proof Business

Chris Ducker

4C Press

The Creative's Guide to Starting a Business: How to Turn Your Talent into a Career

Harriet Kelsall

The Future is Freelance: Discovering the Power and Possibilities of Flexible Working

Kirsty Hulse

The Successful Mumpreneur: How to Work Flexibly Around Your Family Doing What You Lover

Debbie Gilbert

Working in the Gig Economy: How to Thrive and Succeed When You Choose to Work for Yourself

Thomas Oppong

Sales & Marketing

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100 Practical Ways to Improve Customer Experience: Achieve End-to-End Customer Engagement in a Multichannel World

Martin Newman & Malcolm McDonald

The Art of the Click: How to Harness the Power of Direct-Response Copywriting and Make More Sales

Glenn Fisher

Narrative By Numbers: How to Tell Powerful and Purposeful Stories with Data

Sam Knowles

The Choice Factory: 25 Behavioural Biases That Influence What We Buy

Richard Shotton

Grow Fast, Grow Global: 6 Steps to Unstoppable International Growth in the Digital Age

Sarah Carroll

Grow Global Publishing

HR & Management

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Accelerated Leadership Development: How to Turn Your Top Talent into Leaders

Ines Wichert

Data-Driven HR: How to Use Analytics and Metrics to Drive Performance

Bernard Marr

Mind Tools for Managers: 100 Ways to be a Better Boss

James Manktelow, Julian Birkinshaw

Superengaged: How to Transform Business Performance by Putting People and Purpose First

Nikki Gatenby

Self Published

The Learning Imperative: Raising Performance in Organisations by Improving Learning

Mark Burns, Andy Griffith

Crown House Publishing

Embracing Change

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Corporate Emotional Intelligence: Being Human in a Corporate World

Gareth Chick

Critical Publishing Ltd

Run Fast: The Definitive Guide to Accelerating Technology Projects

Neil How

The Lean Product Lifecycle: A Playbook for Making Products People Want

Tendayi Viki, Craig Strong & Sonja Kresojevic

Pearson Education

The Mother of All Jobs: How to Have Children and a Career and Stay Sane(ish)

Christine Armstrong

The Post-Truth Business: How to Rebuild Brand Authenticity in a Distrusting World

Sean Pillot de Chenecey

The Digital Ape: How to Live (in Peace) with Smart Machines

Nigel Shadbolt, Roger Hampson

Heartificial Empathy: Putting Heart into Business and Artificial Intelligence

Minter Dial

DigitalProof Press

Powered by Change: How to Design Your Business for Perpetual Success

Jonathan MacDonald

Nicholas Brealey Publishing

Leadership

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Employee Confidence: The New Rules of Engagement

Karen J Hewitt

The Leadership Lab: Understanding Leadership in the 21st Century

Chris Lewis, Pippa Malmgren

Get Social: Social Media Strategy and Tactics for Leaders

Michelle Carvill

Your Leadership Story: Use Your Life Experience to Influence and Inspire

Deborah Henley

Vivacity Publishing

Recruit, Inspire & Retain: How to Create a Company Culture to Grow Your Business

Jacqui Mann

Superfast: Lead at Speed

Sophie Devonshire

John Murray Learning

Self Development

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Be More Pirate: Or How to Take On the World and Win

Sam Conniff Allende

Portfolio Penguin

Social Media For A New Age: Simple Strategies That Are Authentic and True, Passionate, Real, in Alignment with You

Katie Brockhurst

That Guys House

Shine: Rediscovering Your Energy, Happiness and Purpose

Andy Cope, Gavin Oattes

The Busy Person's Guide To Great Presenting: Become a Compelling, Confident Presenter. Every Time.

Lee Warren

You Were Born to Speak: Get the Results, Reactions and Respect You Deserve Every Time You Speak

Richard Newman

UK Body Talk Ltd.

Is This It?: The Smart Woman’s Guide To Finding Work You Love

Ruth Kudzi

Defining You: How to Profile Yourself and Unlock Your Full Potential

Fiona Murden

Nicholas Brealey Publishing

Executive Presentations: Develop Presence to Speak with Confidence and Skill

Jacqui Harper

Practical Inspiration Publishing

Short Business Books

Lessons in Leadership: 12 Key Concepts

John Adair

Bloomsbury Publishing

Strategy Plain and Simple: 3 Steps to Building a Successful Strategy for Your Startup Or Growing Business

Vaughan Evans

Pearson Education

The Attitude Book: 50 Ways to Make Positive Change in Your Work and Lifev

Simon Tyler

Be Useful: Is the World Making Good Use of You?

Jos Burton

The Art of Plain Speaking: How to Write and Speak in a Way that Will Impress the People that Matter

Charlie Corbett

Specialist Book 2019

The Numbers Business: How to Grow a Successful Cloud Accountancy Practice

Della Hudson

The Winning Mix: Launch and Grow Your Food Business Without Selling Your Soul

Claire Brumby

Self Published

The 7 Principles of Conflict Resolution: How to Resolve Disputes, Defuse Difficult Situations and Reach Agreement

Louisa Weinstein

Pearson Education

The School Business Manager's Handbook

Hayley Dunn

John Catt Educational

Power Property Investing for Women: Fearfully Dependent to Fiercely Independent

Bindar Dosanjh

International Business Book 2019

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Leading Digital Transformation: You Can't Stop the Waves but You Can Learn to Surf

Joakim Jansson, Marie Andervin

DigJourney Publishing

The Bootle Boy: An Untidy Life in News

Les Hinton

Yours Truly: Staying Authentic in Leadership and Life

Margarita Mayo

Bloomsbury Business

Legacy in the Making: Building a Long-Term Brand to Stand Out in a Short-Term World

Mark Miller, Lucas Conley, Yvon Chouinard

McGraw-Hill Education

Resilience at Work: Practical Tools for Career Success

Kathryn Jackson

The Laws of Human Nature

Robert Greene

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