Pioneering Shortlist for Business Book Awards 2020 Unveiled

Judges announce the most innovative, impactful & insightful business books of the year.

Why the awards matter:

• Championing the best business books of the year – the shortlist is chosen by some of the UK’s top journalists, academics, thought-leaders and business people
• Celebrating diversity – this year the award for an Exceptional Book that Promotes Diversity celebrates books paving the way for an inclusive workforce
• 40% of entries by female authors – in the awards’ inaugural year there was huge gender imbalance in entries, but awards founder Lucy McCarraher was determined to reverse this
• Driving sustainable change – the Sustainable Change award champions books sharing innovative ways businesses can be more sustainable
• Record number of entries to the 2020 awards – this year’s awards have seen almost double the number of entries received in 2019

15^th January 2020, London – the Judges of the Business Book Awards 2020 have announced the much-anticipated shortlist of the top business books published over the past year. Authors, publishers and business figures gathered at a buzzing shortlist reveal party to celebrate the incredible breadth, diversity and quality of business book publishing in the UK.

Founder of the Awards, Lucy McCarraher, opened the evening, paying tribute to the amazing entries and judging team:

“The Business Book Awards are now in their 3^rd year and it was really exciting to see almost double the entries this year than last year – authors and publishers are seeing the huge potential of having their books shortlisted. We’re very much about diversity this year and we’re very proud to be able to showcase books celebrating diversity across the spectrum. Last year we introduced a special award for an exceptional book by a woman and this year we have seen the number of women entries increase from 30% to 40%. For 2020, we have introduced a special award for a book that promotes diversity and we were thrilled to see such a brilliant shortlist for this category.”

The winner of Business Book Awards 2019 Pippa Malmgrem, author of The Leadership Lab, went on to speak about the incredible impact last year’s award has had for her both personally and professionally.

Without further ado, Head Judge Alison Jones took to the stage to reveal the books that had been shortlisted for 2020.

2020 SHORTLIST ANNOUNCED:

Start-up Inspiration

• How to Have a Happy Hustle by Bec Evans
• Let’s Get Visible! by Sapna Pieroux
• Making Your Mark by Mark Mills
• Start-Ups, Pivots and Pop-Upsby Richard Hall & Rachel Bell
• The Formula for Success by Samuel Leach 
• True Profit Business by Karen Skidmore

Sales & Marketing

• Authority by Rob Stewart
• Dynamic Digital Marketing by Dawn McGruer
• Get Online by Stacey Kehoe
• I Am My Brand by Kubi Springer
• Influence by Sara McCorquodale
• Omnichannel Retail by Tim Mason with Miya Knights
• PR for Humans by Mike Sergeant
• Press Start by Daniel Griffin & Albert van der Meer
• Your Business, Your Book by Ginny Carter

HR & Management

• Boards by Patrick Dunne
• Competitive People Strategy by Kevin Green
• Driving Performance through Learning by Andy Lancaster
• Leading for Organisational Change by Jennifer Emery
• Strategic Human Resource Management by Karen Beaven
• The Robot-Proof Recruiter by Katrina Collier

Sustainable Change

• Align by Jonathan Trevor
• Culture Shift by Kirsty Bashforth
• The Big Zero by Kris Timmermans, Chris Roark & Rodrigo Abdalla
• The Customer Catalyst by Chris Adlard & Daniel Bausor
• The Ethical Business Book by Sarah Duncan
• The Human Edge by Greg Orme

Leadership for the Future

• Artificial Intelligence in Practice by Bernard Marr with Matt Ward
• High Frequency Change by Tom Cheesewright
• How to Lead Smart People by Arun Singh & Mike Mister
• No Bullsh*t Leadership by Chris Hirst
• Rebel Ideas by Matthew Syed
• The Leader’s Secret Code by Mark Ridley, Ian Mills, Ben Laker & Adam Pacifico

Business Self Development

• Achieve Your Business Vision by Alan Davidson
• Add Then Multiply by David B. Horne
• Against the Odds by John Burness
• Provoke by Keith Jones & Tessa Sharp
• Resilience by Jo Owen
• Simple Tips, Smart Ideasby Erica Wolfe-Murray

Personal Development

• Be The Lion by Tim Castle
• Offline by Imran Rashid & Soren Kenner
• Physical Intelligence by Claire Dale & Patricia Peyton
• Positive Thinking by Neil Francis
• The Rules of Thinking by Richard Templar
• The Speaker’s Coachby Graham Shaw

Short Business Books

• Gold Rush 2020 by Phil Taylor-Guck
• Goodbye Glossophobia by Esther Stanhope
• Is That Clear? by Gaynor & Kathryn Alevizos
• Outstanding by Taruna Chauhan
• The Innovator’s Book by Dr Max Mckeown
• What’s Your Point? by Bruce M McKinnon

Specialist Book 2020

• Agile Strategy by Ralph Fernando
• People Powered by Jono Bacon
• Rage Inside the Machine by Robert Elliott Smith
• Reinventing Retail by Ian Shepherd
• The Business Analysis Handbook by Helen Winter
• The Customer Success Pioneer by Kellie Lucas
• The Wealthy Retirement Plan by Vicki Wusche

International Business Book 2020

• Alpha Girls by Julian Guthrie
• Billion Dollar Whale by Bradley Hope & Tom Wright
• Flip the Script by Oren Klaff
• Future Fit by Andrea Clarke
• Nincompoopery by John R. Brandt
• Public Sector Marketing Pro by Joanne Sweeney
• The End of Marketing by Carlos Gil
• The Making of a Manager by Julie Zhuo
• The Master Plan by Chris Wilson

An Exceptional Book That Promotes Diversity

• Building an Inclusive Organization by Stephen Frost & Raafi Karim-Alidina
• Closing The Gap by Teresa Boughey
• Inclusive Design for Organisations by Professor Jonathan Hassell
• Manage the Gap by Steve Butler
• Power Up by Antoinette Dale Henderson
• The Corner Shop by Babita Sharma

The winners of the 2020 Business Book Awards will be announced at a glittering awards ceremony attended by leading names in the business and publishing worlds on the evening of 23^rd March at 8 Northumberland Avenue, London. Tickets are available here [link to be inserted].

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ABOUT THE AWARDS

Founded by Lucy McCarraher, co-founder of Rethink Press, The Business Book Awards celebrates the innovative and inspirational books authored by thought-leaders in the UK to help businesses thrive in an uncertain climate. The awards reflect the growth of the business book market in recent years – an area of publishing going from strength to strength. Breaking down long-established barriers, the judges accept entries from both self-published authors and traditional publishers.