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Social Entrepreneurship, the first book of a series on how society can learn from social innovators, authors Mel Young and Alexandra Matthews demystify what it means to be a social entrepreneur and explore how their work could help us all to create a sustainable, inclusive world where humans live within the means of the planet and all life can thrive. Through their podcast interviewing social innovators and disruptors, and Mel’s experience as a leading social entrepreneur himself, they have a unique vantage point on what could be the key to a brighter future. Mel Young is a social entrepreneur and founder of several successful social enterprises including the Homeless World Cup, which uses football to inspire people who are homeless to transform their own lives; more than a million people have been positively impacted. He has won several awards and is the author of two books.   Alexandra Matthew’s background is in writing and marketing; she also worked at Ashoka UK, a network of leading social innovators, w

Kevin Duncan is a business adviser, marketing expert, motivational speaker and author. He has written twenty books, which have sold over 250,000 copies. These 10 practical tips on how to be creative are inspired by The Smart Thinking Book: 60 Bursts of Business Brilliance. This book contains 60 pieces of distilled wisdom. Read each piece of advice in one minute, or the whole book in an hour.

Neil Usher has almost 30 years’ experience as a business leader who has delivered innovative working environments for large organizations globally. Together with this practical experience, regular conferences and academic talks have made him a leading thinker in the profession. In Elemental Change, a highly practical, human and entertaining book, we’re guided in how we can make complex change attainable, whether we have years of experience or are facing our first major challenge. It helps us think about what change is and means, how we prepare for it and what we do to make it successful. The elemental framework is highly portable, making it relevant to any location, sector, culture or discipline. Using the proven approach, methods and tools in this book, crafted from four decades of making it happen, we’ll be leading change –naturally. Follow Neil Usher on Linkedin.

Atholl Duncan is the Chair of the leadership development business, Black Isle Group. He worked as a journalist, TV producer and executive for the BBC for more than 20 years. Atholl is an Insead certified executive coach, who has studied leadership at Harvard and Cranfield.  Leaders in Lockdown is a unique insight from the women and men who were on the frontline of leading the business world’s fight against Covid-19. From New York to Singapore to Hong Kong to the City of London it captures a remarkable moment in time – when the global economy was brought to a shuddering halt in the struggle to contain a deadly pandemic. These first-hand accounts of 100 days of lockdown tell stories of leadership in a crisis. They also share the wisdom of some of the world’s most thoughtful business leaders as they predict how the world will change because of Covid-19.  In these in-depth interviews, the leaders we hear from include New York Times CEO Mark Thompson: Unilever CHRO Leena Nair: care home leader Sir David Be

Kevin Duncan is a business adviser, marketing expert, motivational speaker and author. He has written twenty books, which have sold over 250,000 copies. These 10 practical tips on how to be creative are inspired by The Smart Thinking Book: 60 Bursts of Business Brilliance. This book contains 60 pieces of distilled wisdom. Read each piece of advice in one minute, or the whole book in an hour.

Today’s dynamic business environment requires new ways to manage, lead, work, and organize. Traditional paradigms of efficiency, agency theory, transactions and scale are replaced or augmented with principles that focus on people, self-organization, and purpose for greater innovation and growth. To expand on his previous books, Lukas Michel presents new research, practical applications and the experience with People-Centric Management, agile organization and work on the system to establish new management where people unlock their talent, master greater challenges and perform at their peak.  Lukas Michel is the author of People-Centric Management and the owner of Agility Insights AG, based in Switzerland, and CEO of AGILITYINSIGHTS.NET, a global network of experienced business mentors. In addition to lecturing at universities, licensing his own agile mentoring methodology, writing on management issues and building his consulting net- work, Lukas is a business leader with a track record of balance sheet accou

How do you build a brand in a time of information overload where the media are so fragmented that you can barely get the attention of your audience? And how do you ensure that everyone tells the same story on all those channels? Carlijn Postma takes you to the place where content is the product and where people know how to attract and retain an audience: Hollywood. With this advice handed to you in this book, you can be sure that people will want to listen to your story. Not just one episode, but as a loyal and committed reader, viewer or listener. Compare your brand with the scenario of a very good television series and consider every single statement and marketing activity you put out there as an episode of that series. As a true showrunner you can build on your own loyal and involved audience. Carlijn Postma is Founder of content marketing agency The Post and chairman of Platform Content. In 2017 she was awarded Content Marketing Woman of the year. She has also published articles for the American Content

Kevin Duncan is a business adviser, marketing expert, motivational speaker and author. He has written twenty books, which have sold over 250,000 copies. These 10 practical tips on how to grow your business are inspired by The Smart Thinking Book: 60 Bursts of Business Brilliance. This book contains 60 pieces of distilled wisdom. Read each piece of advice in one minute, or the whole book in an hour.

The Presenting Book is an inspiring and engaging handbook packed with Nicole Soames’ expert advice, practical tools and exercises. This book will teach you how to become a highly skilled presenter in all areas of your life – whether you’re presenting a sales report to the board, promoting your personal brand online, networking at an event or being the key-note speaker at a conference. You’ll learn how to develop your emotional intelligence, capture and hold peoples’ attention and deliver your performance with confidence. Nicole Soames is a highly qualified coach, EQ practioner and Founder and CEO of Diadem, a commercial skills training and coaching company. With over 75 clients in 12 different countries, helping more than 2,500 people to become commercial athletes in selling and influencing, account management, marketing, presenting, strategy, coaching, leadership and management. Connect with Nicole Soames on: LinkedIn Book Website Twitter

Dr. Maria Katsarou-Makin is the founder of the Leadership Psychology Institute and has more than 20 years of experience in organizational development and executive coaching. She combines business and consulting experience and has done extensive work and research in team dynamics. https://drmariakatsarou.blog/ In her book, Factions of A Mind, Dr Katsarou-Makin examines our role as the carer, learning how to manage the responsibilities as well as the suffering and pain that comes with it, thoughtfully and honestly discussing our duty to care. As carers, our obligation to ‘care’ for the other has inexplicably meant that we do not equip ourselves with the tools and resources to ‘care’ for ourselves after their passing. Our inability to comprehend their loss and the stages of grief we are experiencing leave us vulnerable and open to further pain.

The Smart Marketing Book is a practical, reliable and concise title that offers the core marketing principles – applicable for anyone who wishes to improve their organization’s financial and creative values. It is a straightforward guide that avoids unnecessary and time-consuming practices. An illustrative handbook that covers marketing principles and topics through visual innovation. A credible statement to all marketers trying to source the most relevant strategies from a field cursed with infinite information. Dan White is a marketing connoisseur, established thought leader and independent brand consultant. He carries a 25-year career as CMO and methodology specialist within the Insights division of Kantar. Follow him on LinkedIn.

Allyson Stewart-Allen a renowned author, speaker, educator and expert in brand internationalisation.  Founder and CEO of International Marketing Partners and a Californian based in Europe for over 30 years, she has advised more than 240 businesses across 26 countries including BAE Systems, Burberry, HSBC, Lufthansa, NBC Universal and SAB Miller on profitably expanding their international reach.   Allyson is author of best-selling book Working with Americans, lending her insights to broadcast, print and digital media including The Apprentice, BBC Breakfast, CNN, FT, Sky News amongst others.  She serves on the Board of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, National Business Awards and is a Mentor for the Mayor of London’s International Business Programme.

Allyson Stewart-Allen a renowned author, speaker, educator and expert in brand internationalisation.  Founder and CEO of International Marketing Partners and a Californian based in Europe for over 30 years, she has advised more than 240 businesses across 26 countries including BAE Systems, Burberry, HSBC, Lufthansa, NBC Universal and SAB Miller on profitably expanding their international reach.   Allyson is author of best-selling book Working with Americans, lending her insights to broadcast, print and digital media including The Apprentice, BBC Breakfast, CNN, FT, Sky News amongst others.  She serves on the Board of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, National Business Awards and is a Mentor for the Mayor of London’s International Business Programme.

The E5 Movement: Leadership through the rule of 5 (part 3). Paul Dupuis, the author of The E5 Movement, talks us through the fourth and fifth E's - Enable and Execute. Paul Dupuis is CEO and Managing Director of Randstad India and the former Chairman of HOPE International (JP). Paul is bilingual, speaking both English and Japanese, and has lived and worked across Asia for more than 25 years.

10 ways to be smarter about your creativity by Kevin Duncan from The Smart Thinking Book:  1.     BUILD A GREENHOUSE 2.    FUZZY FRONT END 3.    DESTROY TO CREATE 4.    KILL MORE GOOD IDEAS 5.    TURN ORS INTO ANDS 6.    THE SLOW HUNCH 7.     NOVELTY OVERLOAD 8.    QUITTING CAN BE WINNING 9.    HAM & EGGS 10.  CREATE A DONE WALL Kevin Duncan is a business adviser, marketing expert, motivational speaker and author. He has written twenty books, which have sold over 180,000 copies and been translated into over 12 languages. After 20 years in advertising and direct marketing, he has spent the last eighteen years as an independent troubleshooter, advising companies on how to improve.

100 Million Hair Ties and a Vodka Tonic is the story of a young entrepreneur who, aged 18 and with $4,000 and no other funding, started up invisibobble – the revolutionary hair ties that have taken the haircare industry by storm.  Today, Sophie Trelles-Tvede’s company has sold over 100 million hair ties around the world and turns over $15 million. The book explores the ups and downs, funny and serious moments, of an entrepreneur’s journey that will inspire others and reveal what it takes to succeed.

The E5 Movement: Leadership through the rule of 5 (part 2). Paul Dupuis, the author of The E5 Movement, talks us through the second and third E's - Express and Excite. Paul Dupuis is CEO and Managing Director of Randstad India and the former Chairman of HOPE International (JP). Paul is bilingual, speaking both English and Japanese, and has lived and worked across Asia for more than 25 years.

The E5 Movement: Leadership through the rule of 5 (part 1). Paul Dupuis, the author of The E5 Movement, tells us what is movement is and explains the first E - Envision. Paul Dupuis is CEO and Managing Director of Randstad India and the former Chairman of HOPE International (JP). Paul is bilingual, speaking both English and Japanese, and has lived and worked across Asia for more than 25 years.

How to connect to your team with Marco Buschman, author of The Connection Quotient. Marco Buschman is a leadership expert, inspirational speaker and master certified coach. He specializes in facilitating and supporting organizations in creating high- performance cultures where results and productivity are combined with an atmosphere of trust, respect and an appreciation of differences. 

How to connect to others with Marco Buschman, author of The Connection Quotient. Marco Buschman is a leadership expert, inspirational speaker and master certified coach. He specializes in facilitating and supporting organizations in creating high- performance cultures where results and productivity are combined with an atmosphere of trust, respect and an appreciation of differences.