The Extraordinary Business Book Club

‘Mindfulness is… all about recognising where we're coming from, and who we are, and how we like to think, and where we're going with all that information.’

Dr Audrey Tang is in the business of ‘appli…

A few of the stand-out moments from the last few Extraordinary Business Book Club episodes - there's a celebratory feel as it marks the fifth birthday of Practical Inspiration, and this week we're fo…

As a journalist, Mike Sergeant's job was to communicate complex issues clearly and quickly. He had to find within huge geopolitical issues the human stories that listeners could connect with. Today h…

Kate Minchin claims her entire career has been built on a mountain of coffee beans. Which sounds a bit precarious, but you get the idea: getting the best out of people is based on getting to know th…

Fresh [sic] from the London Book Fair 2019, where Practical Inspiration Publishing was an exhibitor, this week's episode is a reflection on the big themes of the Fair, and the Quantum conference that…

'Our events are a bit like a business book; a business book should give you new ideas, cutting edge content, stuff that you haven't thought about before. But great business books can do it in a way t…

Amazon has revolutionised retail, and it's showing no signs of stopping. To understand the Amazon effect, and consider what might be coming next, we need to analyse it through two lenses - retail str…

'Wouldn't it be helpful if somehow you could anticipate the key skills that would be needed in the future to support people's professional growth?'

And that was the question that eventually led Chris…

'Constantly trying to be open to knowing about things that we're not that comfortable with, I think that's important.'

Most of us live inside a bubble of our own making: we read and talk about things…

'We have trailers and teasers about a movie. So why shouldn't there be a teaser or trailer for a book?'

When Niklas Jansen graduated he knew he wanted to start a business, but he didn't know much abo…

Designers look at life differently, and writers can learn a lot from their approach. Niki Schafer's aim as an interior designer is to design happiness into her clients' homes.

And while she was writi…

There aren't many opportunities to slip the word 'sesquicentennial' into conversation, so make the most of this one by recommending it, casual-like, to all your friends. A few of my favourite moments…

Graham Allcott is one of the most productive people I know. Which isn't surprising. His book How to be a Productivity Ninja was a huge success when it was first published five years ago, and has beco…

We're used to thinking about disruption as a force that shapes industries, products and services. But have you ever thought about disruptin…

In a world facing unprecedented social and ecological challenges, Mac Macartney has a challenge for businesses:

'There is no organisation in this world better designed, resourced or equipped to creat…

What one habit will make the biggest difference to you and your business in 2019? 

Billionaire Mark Cuban puts his success down to the fact that he spends 3 hours each day reading. 

'I read every boo…

If you're a working parent, you won't need telling that this isn't really working. You might not, however, be aware that it's not working for pretty much everybody. In her research for The Mother of …

Oxford University Press identified 'post-truth' as its Word of 2016, in the wake of both Trump and Brexit campaigns, and we've all been quietly adjusting to that new reality in politics ever since. B…

The days of getting one degree and working your way up the ranks with one employer are long gone, says Alexandra Levit. In the future of work:

'You have to be comfortable branding yourself, selling y…

Why does adversity make some leaders and break others? Dr James Kelley stumbled across the answer - he thought he was going to write a book on corporate wellness, but what emerged from his conversati…