The Extraordinary Business Book Club

'There's something about the writing process, the words on the page, just holding you accountable in some way to your thinking.'

Jodie Rogers has identified the real competitive advantage for today's…

We talk a lot on this show about the grind of writing business books, and indeed of business in general, but there's a lot of joy to be found in the process too. This Best Bits episode celebrates all…

'We wanted to explore how books, which seem to be a real missing link in the corporate world, could be brought in and really used to enhance people's development... If I could step away from everyth…

'Be a bit braver with what you define to be a business book, you don't need to follow a template.'

Why is B2B marketing typically so dull? Whereas consumer marketing is focused on creativity, engagem…

Penny Pullan was talking about virtual leadership and running virtual events long before it was fashionable - now that the rest of the world has caught up, she's leading the way in making virtual and…

Earlier this year, I passed the 1,000-day mark in my #goldenyear running streak. In this week's episode, I reflect on what I've learned from building that habit, and what it's taught me about writing…

Much handwringing goes on over the impact of technology on young people. Many domestic disputes centre on the amount of screentime that should or shouldn't be allowed.

Robert Wigley saw the issue fro…

'You don't have to have everything figured out when you sit down at your computer.... just start writing.'

Jackie Fast sees writing a book just like entrepreneurship - don't let fear stop you, break …

"I don't care how big of a following you have, who your publisher is, what kind of marketing plan you put together, how big of an influencer you are: if you don't sit down and write, then there will …

'Taking an all-seeing, all-knowing, conquering, dictatorial approach to managing people is going to land you in a world of pain.'

Philip Levinson always dreamed of becoming a CEO, and thought he was…

'What elements of your imperfection are you going to bring to the table?'

That's the powerful question that strategist and storyteller Minter Dial poses about writing, but it could equally well be ap…

It's one of the great paradoxes of business books that they're written by experts, but the process of writing them is itself what builds expertise.

In this Best Bits episode nine recent guests reflec…

'This experience has taught me, like a lot of the work I do in life, that where you start isn't necessarily where you'll end up... the book we've written is much more practical and purposeful for our…

'One of the first principles to make progress in writing is to have the courage to be rubbish because all writing, literally absolutely all of it, starts rubbish.'

If his first book, Essentialism, wa…

In our fascination with tech start-ups and big corporates, we might be tempted to overlook the family business. Keel Hunt describes Ingram as 'the quiet company' - 50 years young, still family owned,…

'I think we're going to have another watershed moment... there's going to be business pre-pandemic and business post-pandemic. And I wonder how many business books are going to feel out of date.'

As …

'Productivity isn't just about efficiency.'

As a Productivity Ninja, Grace Marshall was used to helping people who were struggling - with overloaded inboxes, poor time management, any number of every…

'The hardest part is getting started, getting that first paragraph on the page. And once I've been able to do that, generally for me, my writing then flows from that.'

Clive Lewis has written 17 book…

'The reason why I was able to write it in 12 weeks is that I mapped out my entire book, sticky note by sticky note... And then I was relentless. I just went one word per sticky note and built the who…

Instagram has had a massive impacting in shaping our culture over the last decade - it's redefined our measures of success and celebrity. It's easy now to see it as somehow inevitable, but in No Filt…