2024 Awards – HR and Employee Development

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2024 best book awarded to authors on the subject of guides for writing and publishing books.

Leadership - HR and Employee Development

Winner

CheerLEADERship: Strategies to Build and Support Human-Centric Workplaces for the Future

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Author:

Stefanie Adams

How is your book helping others?

CheerLEADERship aims to help leaders and managers create more human-centric, supportive, and high-performing workplaces by adopting a leadership style inspired by the principles of cheerleading. The book provides practical strategies to build trust, foster connection, and inspire teams to reach new heights. The author, Stefanie Adams, teaches these same leadership principles in her free leadership development courses for nonprofits in her community.

Book available for purchase at:

a.co

Leadership - HR and Employee Development

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The Feedback Blueprint: Unlocking the Power of Constructive Insights

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Author:

Tenia Davis PhD

How is your book helping others?

My book, The Feedback Blueprint: Unlocking the Power of Constructive Insights, empowers leaders to create a positive and inclusive work culture by transforming how they deliver and receive feedback. This book goes beyond traditional feedback methods by introducing constructive insights—a unique approach that fosters continuous improvement, innovation, and growth. By providing leaders with practical tools and techniques, the book helps them build stronger teams, enhance communication, and cultivate an environment where everyone feels valued and heard. It not only equips readers with the skills to fine-tune their feedback practices but also inspires them to lead with empathy and inclusivity, driving both personal and organizational success.

Book available for purchase at:

amazon.com

Leadership - HR and Employee Development

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39 Ways to Make Training Stick

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Author:

Chris Fenning

How is your book helping others?

39 Ways to Make Training Stick helps trainers make their training more effective.
It helps businesses get more value and ROI from their training budgets.
It helps trainees remember and apply what they learn - making their training efforts more effective.
Most people forget 90% of what they learn within 24 hours. This book drastically reduces that number.

Book available for purchase at:

amazon.com

Leadership - HR and Employee Development

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The Compassion Advantage: How Top Leaders Build More Humanizing Workplaces

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Author:

Andrea Hollingsworth, PhD

How is your book helping others?

In an era marked by unprecedented volatility, uncertainty, and trauma, The Compassion Advantage guides leaders seeking to navigate these turbulent times. This book offers more than just inspiration; it provides practical, science-backed, actionable tools and real-world examples that demonstrate how compassionate leadership can transform an organization from within, creating a ripple effect that extends far beyond the workplace.

In The Compassion Advantage, readers will discover how compassion is not just a soft skill but a powerful force that can significantly bolster employee retention, enhance organizational agility, drive innovation, and supercharge engagement. By fostering a culture of compassion, leaders can attract top talent and build a resilient workforce ready to tackle any challenge.

This book helps anyone who aspires to lead in a way that not only meets the demands of the modern world but also addresses the deep-seated emotional and psychological needs of their team.

Book available for purchase at:

amazon.com

Leadership - HR and Employee Development

Finalist

Toxic Leaders and Tough Bosses: Organizational Guardrails to Keep High Performers on Track

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Author:

Teresa A. Daniel

How is your book helping others?

This book draws upon numerous studies and interviews to show the real, devastating impact of toxic workplace culture and why leaders must care. It discusses what signs to look out for in a toxic workplace, factors that promote toxic behavior, types of leaders and how they impact their organization, the role of HR in managing employee wellbeing, and what to look out for in exceptional leaders. With evidence-based strategies for building stronger workplace culture, including tools to help organizations develop better leaders and managers, it makes a compelling case for eradicating toxic leaders as a priority. This book is for organizational leaders, mid-level managers, supervisors, HR practitioners and anyone else invested in implementing new, tried and tested ideas to improve their organization's culture to create and sustain its optimum success.

Book available for purchase at:

amazon.com

Leadership - HR and Employee Development

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Shaping a Winning Team: A Leader's Guide to Hiring, Assessing, and Developing the People You Need to Succeed

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Author:

Paul Fayad

Co-Authors:

Chak Fu Lam, PhD

How is your book helping others?

Organizations spend too much of their earnings with each bad hire. They count on failed interview processes and fallible intuition of specific managers when they choose staff, create training programs, and promote from within. Despite the best of intentions, they put their people in position to fail, while simultaneously hurting morale and losing opportunities for better performance.

This book will help reorient that team-building process to better hire, assess, and manage the people that make up the foundation of every company so readers can get the right people in the right places faster, securing their productivity.

Book available for purchase at:

amplifypublishinggroup.com

Leadership - HR and Employee Development

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The High-Value Writing Workbook: Write for Success in Work and Life

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Author:

Erin Lebacqz

How is your book helping others?

Teams and leaders can't succeed without intentional, respectful, clear communication. Leaders can use language to convey respect and build trust with employees; employees can use it to help the organization meet goals—and to build successful professional relationships.

This workbook helps all levels of employees write with strategy, intention, and clarity. The workbook includes stories, examples, before and after revisions, and lots of practice exercises! Users will even find links to related videos for those who like to learn through video and visuals. Supervisors can use the Discussion Questions in the Appendix to lead application discussions among their teams.

In the past, we've mainly learned only one set of writing goals: the informative goals. However, today's professional writing demands that we meet relational goals as well, using our writing to convey respect, build community, and balance power. Empower employees to meet both informational and relational goals!

Book available for purchase at:

amazon.com

Leadership - HR and Employee Development

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Can We All Just Get Along? - Rodney King: Courageous Communication: A Return to Civility

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Author:

Diana Peterson-More

How is your book helping others?

"Can We All Just Get Along?" – Rodney King: Courageous Communication: A Return to Civility helps people by promoting understanding and civility. It offers practical strategies for engaging in respectful dialogue, even in polarized environments. The book addresses modern challenges like the pandemic and the rise of social media, providing guidance on handling their impact on communication and society. It encourages positive workplace dynamics by discussing shifts in work environments and helps counteract misinformation by promoting fact-based discussions. The book fosters personal growth by inspiring readers to contribute to a more respectful society and build stronger relationships. Through civil communication, readers learn to resolve conflicts amicably and develop empathy. Overall, it serves as a guide to improve communication skills, understand the importance of civility, and contribute positively to society.

Book available for purchase at:

amazon.com

Leadership - HR and Employee Development

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Rethinking Talent Decisions: A Tale of Complexity, Technology and Subjectivity

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Author:

Sharna Wiblen

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This book presents an uncomfortable truth: Talent decisions are always complex and always subjective. This is especially true in today's digital age, where technology systems help bolster and shape talent decisions. The perspectives and the capacity of key decision-makers to craft astute talent decisions hold the potential to transcend a company from mere mediocrity to unparalleled excellence. Drawing on examples from business, sports, movies and everyday interactions, this book emphasises the importance of understanding complexity and encourages deliberate, intentional, and informed decisions and conversations around talent. The book posits that many long-held convictions about talent may be profoundly flawed and proposes that the gateway to unleashing a team’s boundless talents resides within the thoughts and judgments of team leaders.   

Book available for purchase at:

amazon.com

2024 Awards – Diet and Exercise

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2024 best book awarded to authors on the subject of guides for writing and publishing books.

Health - Diet and Exercise

Winner

Fast Like A Girl

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Author:

Mindy Pelz

How is your book helping others?

While most fasting advice has been a one-size-fits-all approach that leaves women with more questions than answers, in this book Dr. Mindy shares the proven strategies, specific protocols to use if you are trying to overcome a condition, fasting hacks, and tools that she has used to help hundreds of thousands of women thrive with their fasting lifestyles.

Dr. Mindy will teach you:

the rights steps on how to go from eating all day to intermittent fasting (13-15 hours)
how to safely fast longer if you choose to do so (15-72 hours)
how to time fasting according to your menstrual cycle (although if you don’t have a cycle, she has you covered)
the best foods to break your fast to achieve better metabolic health

Book available for purchase at:

amazon.com

Health - Diet and Exercise

Finalist

Super Gut

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Author:

William Davis, MD

How is your book helping others?

Because of our highly processed diet, pesticides, and overuse of antibiotics, our guts are now missing so many of the good bacteria that we require to be healthy. As a result, many of us have lost control over our health, weight, mood, and even behavior.

With cutting-edge research, Dr. Davis connects the dots between gut health and modern ailments such as SIBO (small intestinal bacterial overgrowth), a silent and profound epidemic, which affects one out of three people and is responsible for an astounding range of human health conditions.

Super Gut shows us how to fix your microbiome once and for all. It includes more than forty recipes, a diet plan, and resources so you can pinpoint your gut issues, correct them, and maintain your long-term health and well-being.

Book available for purchase at:

amazon.com

2024 Awards – Self-Help – Inspiration

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2024 best book awarded to authors on the subject of guides for writing and publishing books.

Self-Help - Inspiration

Winner

Sunburnt: A memoir of sun, surf and skin cancer

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Author:

Anne C Gately

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Australia has the highest rate of melanoma in the world and two in three Aussies will be diagnosed with skin cancer before turning 70 – yet sun protection isn’t taken seriously enough in Australia or in other western societies. 'Sunburnt' is the revealing memoir of Anne Gately’s stage IV melanoma journey where she recounts the emotions and challenges of beating a dire prognosis with life-saving immunotherapy treatment. Not content with just surviving, she is now calling for a change to the bronzed Aussie culture. By combining a nostalgic view of a charmed Aussie childhood with a jolting review of Australia’s sun-worshipping cultural norms, 'Sunburnt' is making Australians think twice about their relationship with the sun. The book’s powerful message has led to its selection as a recommended text for a new pilot sun protection program for high school students. 'Sunburnt' is helping to educate and inspire the future generation of Australians to protect themselves from the sun.

Book available for purchase at:

amazon.com.au

Self-Help - Inspiration

Finalist

Drop Stress Like A Hot Potato- Transformative Stress Workbook with Life Coaching for Busy Women

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Author:

Natalie Shand-Spellman MSOTR/L

How is your book helping others?

"Drop Stress Like a Hot Potato" by Natalie Shand-Spellman is more than a book; it's a journey to self-empowerment and wellness. Drawing from her rich experiences as an occupational therapist, life coach, and combat marine veteran, Natalie presents a holistic approach to conquering stress and rediscovering one's authentic self. Her unique methodology, blending military discipline with therapeutic nurturing, resonates deeply with readers facing lost identity, emotional turmoil, and health challenges.
Each page of this transformative manual is infused with Natalie's personal struggles and victories, offering not just empathy but real solutions. Engaging learning tools like "Check-in points" and "Real Talk advice" make the journey interactive, while "purpose-cising" and Life's Unwritten Formula for Success provide practical strategies for turning challenges into opportunities for growth.
Natalie's book is a beacon of hope, guiding readers through life's storms to a place of peace and und

Book available for purchase at:

amazon.com

2024 Awards – Technology – Gamechanger

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2024 best book awarded to authors on the subject of guides for writing and publishing books.

Technology - Gamechanger

Winner

Enterprise GENERATIVE AI Well Architected Framework & Patterns

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Author:

Suvoraj Biswas

Co-Authors:

Moumita Biswas

How is your book helping others?

This book is a comprehensive guide that provides enterprise IT professionals with a detailed roadmap to explore and implement generative artificial intelligence (AI) in business applications. This book is designed to equip readers with the knowledge needed to understand the complexities of Generative AI and its role in enterprise architecture.
1. An overview of the foundational principles for designing Generative AI solutions in enterprise settings.
2. A detailed exploration of architectural patterns for adopting Large Language Models (LLMs), including when to use Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) or fine-tuned LLMs.
3. Practical insights into key concepts like Prompt Engineering, Embedding, and Vector databases.
The book also addresses common challenges and roadblocks faced by Solutions Architects, offering strategies for overcoming these hurdles. . It discusses the ethical considerations in deploying AI systems and provides actionable advice for maintaining compliance.

Book available for purchase at:

a.co

Technology - Gamechanger

Winner

Pivoting as a Way of Life: Stop Chasing Unicorns and Product-Market Fit

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Author:

Joseph Hanna

How is your book helping others?

"Pivoting as a Way of Life" empowers business leaders and innovators to navigate change with confidence and purpose through the Pivoting Life Operating Model (PLOM). In a world where the only constant is uncertainty, this book offers a practical framework using PLOM to embrace pivoting not as a reaction to failure but as a strategic move toward success. By learning to identify when, why, and how to pivot, readers can turn challenges into opportunities, innovate continuously, and create lasting value for their organizations. Drawing from real-world experiences and insights from successful leaders, PLOM makes complex ideas accessible and actionable. Whether you're at a startup looking for your next big opportunity or a product leader in an established company aiming for transformational growth, this book provides the tools to pivot and innovate effectively. Ultimately, PLOM helps readers build resilience, foster innovation, and cultivate disciplines that drive market shifts.

Book available for purchase at:

amazon.com

Technology - Gamechanger

Winner

Creating the Intangible Enterprise: The Critical Skills Required to Thrive in an AI-Driven World

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Author:

KP Reddy

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The AI revolution is here, poised to upend every industry in its wake. But how will this new technology actually change how we build companies? In this highly accessible book that tackles a game-changing, but scary technology, author K.P. Reddy explains how AI will fundamentally change the landscape but, most importantly, shows leaders how to leverage the uniquely human skills that will become even more valuable in this new technology paradigm. The book helps people understand how AI can enhance—not replace—human skills like creativity, empathy, and problem-solving. Creating the Intangible Enterprise reminds us of “the unique skills only humans have,” making it clear that AI works best alongside people. Especially for small and growing businesses, the book offers game-changing insights on how to use AI to get ahead, innovate, and compete in a fast-moving world. The book is filled with practical tips, real-world examples, and clear explanations, making AI less daunting.

Book available for purchase at:

a.co

Technology - Gamechanger

Winner

Internal Communication in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

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Author:

Monique Andrea Zytnik

How is your book helping others?

This is the first internal communication business book to help leaders communicate effectively at scale with their people for measurable success. Leadership communication books tend to focus on interpersonal communication or presentation skills. In the age of artificial intelligence, where content is cheap and attention is dispersed, leaders need to understand how strategic internal communication works so they can spend time, money and resources wisely.

In the age of artificial intelligence, content is cheap. Internal Communication in the Age of Artificial Intelligence reveals a modern, multilayered approach to internal communication. It’s an easy-to-read, practical guide for business leaders and communicators, filled with global case studies, behind-the-scenes insights, and stories from industry experts. You’ll learn what basics must be done brilliantly, how to engage with communities, and why a new immersive communication mindset is needed to prepare you for the future.

Book available for purchase at:

amazon.com

Technology - Gamechanger

Finalist

Our Next Reality

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Author:

Alvin Wang Graylin

Co-Authors:

Louis Rosenberg

How is your book helping others?

Over the last 100 years, technology has changed our world. Over the next decade it will transform our reality. The planet is headed for a momentous upheaval, and we are not prepared.

Written by two industry experts on opposing sides, Our Next Reality by Alvin Graylin and Louis Rosenberg debates the risks and merits of AI and the Metaverse providing a complete overview. The book also provides actionable suggestions for how all of us can help tilt the future towards a more utopian outcome to combat the excessive hype and fear mongering around AI and the Metaverse. Our Next Reality has been deemed a quintessential read if “you want to understand the future ahead of us” by Erik Brynjolfsson, co-author The Second Machine Age and director of the Stanford Digital Economy Lab.

Book available for purchase at:

amazon.com

Technology - Gamechanger

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Power of Surge: Five Ways to Supercharge Your B2B Software Business and Unleash Hidden Value

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Author:

Holly Rollo

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The technology industry is entering its third wave of digital transformation, driven by AI, quantum computing, evolving cyber threats, and the surge of software and data. For small to mid-sized tech companies, the stakes are high: adapt quickly or risk extinction. In a sea of business advice, “Power of Surge” stands out with a practical, proven, and risk-free playbook tailored for B2B tech and tech-enabled firms. This book offers actionable steps to navigate transactions, meet the evolving expectations of the Techsumer, and drive growth at digital speed and scale. Drawing on three decades of experience, insights from the respected tech leaders in the industry, and real-world examples, the author presents the SURGE methodology—Strategy, Unity, Reputation, Gains, and Efficiency—as a blueprint for modern transformation. Equip your business to not only survive but thrive today and be future-ready for years to come.

Book available for purchase at:

amazon.com

Technology - Gamechanger

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The Flagship Experience: How AI and Software-Defined Vehicles Will Revolutionize the Automotive Customer Experience

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Author:

Evangelos Simoudis

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The Flagship Experience discusses how Software-Defined Vehicles and AI will enable automakers, transportation providers, and transportation planners to reimagine the mobility customer experience, and presents a framework for implementing it.

Book available for purchase at:

amazon.com

2024 Awards – Self-Help – Work Life Balance

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2024 best book awarded to authors on the subject of guides for writing and publishing books.

Self-Help - Work Life Balance

Winner

Work-Life Tango

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Author:

Kristel Bauer

How is your book helping others?

The old model of work-life balance that many are striving for does not work in modern times. In our current technology heavy world filled with hybrid and remote work, boundaries between personal and professional lives are blurred more than ever before. There is a dire need for an approachable and effective way to successfully and happily navigate work and life.

Kristel Bauer’s Work-Life Tango is filled with personal stories, audience feedback from her speaking engagements, as well as key insights from conversations with various experts on her Live Greatly podcast--all showcasing approachable solutions to support you thriving in work and life. Work-Life Tango will show you how to tango with energy and freedom between the different aspects of your life to learn how to live on purpose.

Book available for purchase at:

amazon.com

Self-Help - Work Life Balance

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The Art of Bleisure: Travel the world, make money and live a life you love, now

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Author:

Emma Lovell

How is your book helping others?

This book is written to help people live a life they love now, rather than waiting for ‘one day’, their annual vacation or even retirement.

Bleisure is about blending business and leisure, but it’s also a mindset that means you can have more balance and can do more of what you love.

For the last 15 years I’ve been working for myself and have visited 76 countries thanks to bleisure’. People have constantly asked me how I travel so much and the nuts and bolts of making it work. So this book is a guide to how anyone can embrace bleisure in their lives. Along with sharing my story and advice from my own experiences (and wisdom from lessons learned along the way), I feature a number of case studies on people who also live the bleisure lifestyle, so that readers can see how varied and adaptable it is.

Book available for purchase at:

amazon.com.au

Self-Help - Work Life Balance

Finalist

How to Have a Kid and a Life: A Survival Guide

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Author:

Ericka Sóuter

How is your book helping others?

How to Have a Kid and a Life: A Survival Guide helps moms reclaim their sense of self and find balance amidst the chaos of motherhood. It’s not about checking off more boxes or trying to be a supermom—it’s about rediscovering the woman you were before kids and allowing her to thrive alongside motherhood. This book doesn’t promise a longer life or a get rich formula, but it does offer tools to regain your happiness, set boundaries, and create space for your passions. With practical advice and real-life stories, it guides moms in building a life where they can be successful, not by society’s standards, but by their own. It’s about saving your mental and emotional energy, finding joy in everyday moments, and ensuring you don’t lose yourself while raising your children. In doing so, you become a more fulfilled and happier mom.

Book available for purchase at:

amazon.com