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Business Book Extracts

Read extracts from top business books written by IIDM's network of contributors. Download of a chapter or more for each book. Review the book contents and purchase the book online. New business book extracts will be regularly added to the following list ... so remember to visit this web page again.

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Latest Book Extracts

The Future Of Service Is 5D

With the ongoing disruption from AI and automation, it’s easy to assume that machines will replace humans in almost every field. Service industries... READ MORE

Book Extract: Toolkit For Turbulence

The only certainty modern leaders have is uncertainty. As turbulence continues to sweep workplaces across the globe, leaders are bunkered down:... READ MORE

Elevate

Elevate is not just a book; it’s a powerful mantra that you can carry with you every day, in every action, and apply to every aspect of your life. READ MORE

Career Unstuck

Do you feel stuck in your career? Do you long for more purpose? More freedom? More autonomy? Even more joy? Maybe you don’t have the opportunity to... READ MORE

 
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The Future Of Service Is 5D

by Jaquie Scammell

With the ongoing disruption from AI and automation, it’s easy to assume that machines will replace humans in almost every field. Service industries are rushing to digitise for efficiency, yet they’re compromising what once set them apart: the act of service by a human. But what if, rather from making humans obsolete, the digital era brings opportunities for a more dynamic form of service than we’ve ever seen?

Book Extract: Toolkit For Turbulence

by Graham Winter & Martin Bean

The only certainty modern leaders have is uncertainty. As turbulence continues to sweep workplaces across the globe, leaders are bunkered down: reacting, fatigued and overwhelmed. But it doesn’t have to be this way.

Elevate

by Shannah Kennedy & Colleen Callander

Elevate is not just a book; it’s a powerful mantra that you can carry with you every day, in every action, and apply to every aspect of your life.

Career Unstuck

by Charlotte Blair

Do you feel stuck in your career? Do you long for more purpose? More freedom? More autonomy? Even more joy? Maybe you don’t have the opportunity to do what you do best every day.

What It Takes To Create Winning Presentations

by David Fish

A strong presentation has the power to communicate messages that can facilitate real change, yet so many fail in their delivery. So, what makes one presentation a winner while another leaves the audience confused?

Business Book Extract: Steer Through The Storm

by Leah Mether

Let’s face it, leaders have been through a lot over the past three years. Yet the storm of organisational change keeps coming, and uncertainty is the new normal. Leadership is ultimately about people, yet many find themselves responsible for implementing change without ever being taught the foundations of how to actually lead people through it.

Business Book Extract: Leading Wellbeing

by Fleur Heazlewood

With increased stress, burnout and mental illness impacting the post-COVID workplace, mental health conversation skills are no longer a nice-to-have but necessary. Leaders are expected to provide greater psychological safety and mentally healthy working environments, yet often lack the skills and training to support the wellbeing of their people.

Business Book Extract: Teams That Swear

By Adrian Baillargeon

Team dynamics yield huge influence over the success of an organisation, yet it’s one of the most difficult things to get right. After a few bumpy years, how can you re connect your leadership team and boost their impact?

Business Book Extract: Be Your Own Leadership Coach

By Karen Stein

Leadership is challenging. There are many complex problems to work through, decisions to be made and priorities to juggle. And, by the time you’re in a leadership role, you’re expected to know exactly what to do and how to do it.

Business Book Extract: Unreasonable Ambition

By Vanessa Vershaw

A tornado of change has descended upon the world of work where leaders must navigate the unknown, armed only with an outdated roadmap, bad intel and obsolete operating systems. Whilst some leaders thrive on the edge of this precipice, many others fail. But what is it that makes the difference?

Business Book Extract: Mindset Mastery: Do Less. Achieve More.

By Darren Fleming

Mindset Mastery will show you how to remove distracting thoughts so you can remain focused on tasks you need to complete.

Business Book Extract: How To Heal A Workplace

By Kerry Howard

Boost wellbeing and build a robust, productive culture in your workplace.

Business Book Extract: Money Magnet

By Steve McKnight

In this breakthrough book, bestselling author and self-made multi-millionaire Steve McKnight delivers a simple yet powerful guide anyone can use to make, manage and multiply their money, and to make their wealth count by giving it meaning. Money is a mystery to many people. It’s not because they’re hopeless at maths, unlucky, or big spenders. It’s simply because they don’t know how to think and act in ways that will attract wealth that sticks. Ultimately, it’s about learning how to become a money magnet - and anyone can do it!

Business Book Extract: Buy, Grow, Exit

By Joanna Oakey

Buy, Grow, Exit is about how (and why) to acquire, grow and exit a business in a way that maximises the value you will ultimately be able to extract and minimises the risks along the way.

Business Book Extract: Fully Connected

By Mel Kettle

Leaders have spent the past two years operating in survival mode, struggling with stress, overwhelm and burnout, with no respite in sight. But in order to effectively lead others, self-care needs to be prioritised in order to show up as the best version of themselves.

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