LID Publishing books shortlisted for CMI Management Book of the Year 2019

Posted on November 27, 2018 at 4:00 pm by LID Blogger / News

LID Publishing is proud to announce that three of their recent titles have been shortlisted in the prestigious CMI Management Book of the Year Awards 2019.

Shortlisted for the “Practical Manager” category

The Negotiation Book: Practical Steps To Becoming A Master Negotiator by Nicole Soames will help you develop your emotional intelligence so you can become a highly skilled negotiator in all areas of your life. Whether you’re negotiating with customers, colleagues, family or friends. It will equip you with the tools and techniques to put negotiation theory into practice. Learn how to develop a winning mindset, prepare successfully for any negotiation, recognize and respond to different negotiation situations, deal effectively with gameplay, manage the negotiation conversation and understand how to draw the negotiations to a successful close. The Negotiation Book is an inspiring and engaging handbook packed with Nicole Soames’ expert advice, practical tools and exercises to help you master the art of negotiation.

To find out more or buy the book, click here.

Shortlisted for the “Management Futures” category

Wake up and Smell the Coffee: The Imperative of Teams by Dr. Simon MacRory is about the deconstruction of the traditional workplace hierarchy, the abandonment of performance appraisal, the impact of Millenials that all point to a substantial revival of teams and teamwork for the first time in more than 20 years. Leading companies are pushing towards a team-centric model but, for many others, team development remains ad hoc as they fail recognizes that teams hold the answers to increased effectiveness. Delivering improved team effectiveness across an organization does not have to be time-consuming. The Team Diagnostic Profiler (TDP) is a methodology and process that is easy to use, self-administering and can deliver 10 to 20% improvement in team effectiveness when deployed in a corporate team strategy. This book is based on the TDP methodology and the years of research completed by the author.

To find out more about the book, or to buy, click here.

Simon Mac Rory has also been interviewed on EventLAB podcast and LID Radio podcast about his book.

Shortlisted for the “Innovation & Entrepreneurship” category

Neil Usher’s Elemental Workplace: The 12 elements for creating a fantastic workplace for everyone explains how everyone deserves a fantastic workplace a positive environment in which to live, learn, grow, share and contribute. Yet it need not be difficult to create if you follow this simple and intuitive framework. An Elemental Workplace is a standard that everyone can attain, not an elite pipedream for the privileged few.

This book is intended for all, whether managing a property portfolio or a project, managing people, owning or running a business, or just taking an interest in the workplace to which they are treated, or subject and want to get something done about it. Free of corporate bullsh*t, buzzwords and excuses for inaction, it offers a practical and accessible approach that will stand the test of time. It is sharp, funny, and gets to the point… your workplace can be fantastic.

To find out more about the book or to buy it, click here.

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