PI in the News ?????

You won’t be surprised to hear that our authors are both practical and, well, inspiring. They don't just run businesses and write books, but they are also out there sharing their expertise with some top media organisations.

This is just a highlight of different articles, features and podcasts that have come out of the PI news desk recently:

?? Brilliantly, 11 of the 16 Practical Inspiration titles submitted were shortlisted as finalists for the Business Book Awards this year. ELEVEN!!

Congratulations to our extraordinary authors: Rob Wozny, SCMP ?(Storytelling for Business),? Mark Garrett Hayes ?(Sales Coaching Essentials),? Tammy Watchorn - The Original Change Ninja ?(The Change Ninja Handbook),? Chris Altizer, MA, MBA / Gloria Johnson-Cusack ?(Growing the Elephant),? Lesley Roberts ?(Coaching Outdoors),? Adrian Pyne ?(Agile Beyond IT),?Carla Miller?(Closing the Influence Gap),? Joy Burnford ?(Don’t Fix Women),? Felicity Cowie ?(Exposure),? Helen Beedham ?(The Future of Time) and? Alison Jones ?(Exploratory Writing).

Winners will be revealed on 16 May, 2023.

We’re keeping EVERYTHING crossed! ????

??? Cath Bishop , author of The Long Win, is featured in The Guardian speaking about trust in high-performance sport:

‘…we should be asking what is going wrong in high-performance sport? What could we do differently to chart a better, healthier path for elite sport? And is this a peculiarly British phenomenon, or are there lessons to learn from abroad?’

??? Deb Mashek - Do Together Better , author of Collabor(h)ate, is interviewed by Rodger Dean Duncan in Forbes:

'Great collaboration is a huge competitive advantage for organizations of all shapes and sizes and across sectors. […] When the collaborative ecosystem is healthy, individual contributors are happier and more engaged, teams are more creative and effective, and organizations are more efficient and robust.'

??? Ollie Henderson ,?author of?Work/Life Flywheel?is featured in HRD Connect speaking about how HR leaders can harness the power of the digital age to complement their own leadership creativity:

‘We can all be creative if we follow our curiosity and focus on things we genuinely care about’.

??? Mark Garrett Hayes , author of?Sales Coaching Essentials: How to transform your sales team,?is featured in Coaching at Work:

‘People joining the world of sales now (and from now on) want to work where they can exercise more choice and be developed by sales managers and leaders who challenge them, grow them and coach them.’

??? Joy Burnford , author of?Don’t Fix Women, is featured in Harper's Bazaar speaking about the?real issues at stake on International Women’s Day:

'Tackling the obstacles faced by women is essential for organisations to close gender pay gaps and improve the retention and progression of female talent.'

??? Helen Beedham ’s?book,?The Future of Time, is reviewed in?The?HR Director:

‘The book is food for thought and action for many.’

??? Becky Hall EMCC MP , author of?The Art of Enough, is featured in Fast Company talking about how to stop being a people pleaser and set healthy boundaries:

‘Noticing when you feel fearful is key—whether it is feeling physically jangled or that inner critic gets really loud—because then you can start to practice how you might respond differently.’

??? Alison Jones , author of?Exploratory Writing?and?This Book Means Business, is a guest on The Bottom Line with Evan Davis, along with Helen Kogan and Margaret Heffernan , talking about what makes a great business book and how to make practical advice a riveting read.