Book Contributions
Some of my stories have caught the eye of talented business and leadership writers (and friends!). It's all in these highly recommended books:
Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Change: How Organizations Achieve Hard-To-Imagine Results Despite Uncertain And Volatile Times
(Wiley, 2021)
Authors: John P. Kotter, Vanessa Akhtar, Gaurav Gupta
There is a growing gap between the rate, amount, and complexity of change in the world, and the ability of the modern enterprise (and the individuals within them) to keep up. This gap presents both a threat and an opportunity. Change shares the emerging science of change that can teach us much about how to build organizations that are more agile and able to change more rapidly. The stories I was involved in are presented in p. 115-118 and 183-184
Postcards From Tomorrow: A Collection of Letters From Inspirational Women to Their 21 Year Old Selves
(Independently published, March 2, 2020)
Curator: Kim Chandler McDonald
A collection of 270+ heartfelt letters from an amazing array of women of influence and integrity writing to their younger selves, compiled and edited by award-winning author Kim Chandler McDonald. All proceeds donated to Lou’s Place, Sydney’s only daytime drop in centre for women in crisis, many of whom are victims of domestic abuse and violence.
Humane Capital: How to Create a Management Shift to Transform Performance and Profit
(Bloomsbury Business, 2018)
Author: Professor Vlatka Hlupic
Humane Capital brings together management wisdom and shows how successful leaders have moved their organizations from controlled and orderly, to enthusiastic and collaborative. Supported by insights from 59 of the leading thinkers and practitioners in the field, the book will guide readers through the arguments for a radical reassessment of current business models, and the successful stories of employers from the private and public sectors who have made the transition.
Social Technologies in Business: Connect, Share, Lead
(Die Keure Publishing, 2017)
Co-authored with Isabel de Clerq, and Alison Williams, Christophe Vanden Eede, Damian Corbet, Gert Nijs, Jan Vanoudendycke, Lee Bryant, Mathias Vermeulen, Paul Miller, Ragnar Heil, Rita Zonius, Saskia Van Uffelen, Simon Terry, Veerle Eylenbosch
"Isabel De Clercq brought together a group of professionals who 'believe technology helps organisations become great places where people create value through interaction and inter dependency'. Each chapter is a gift which will 'give you something new (insights), make you want to change things (inspiration), and offer you tips on how to do it (guidance)' (Ana Neves)
Our Journey To Corporate Sanity: Transformational Stories from the Frontiers of 21st Century Leadership
Author: Ayelet Baron (Param Media, 2016)
"The playbook for 21st century leaders has finally arrived. Ayelet Baron's Our Journey to Corporate Sanity is a must read for any corporate leaders adapting to the new corporate culture." (Anthony Hidalgo).
The Purpose Effect: Building Meaning in Yourself, Your Role and Your Organization
Author: Dan Pontefract (Elevate, 2016)
"The Purpose Effect should be required reading for anyone who wants to find and develop meaning in their life, their role, and throughout their company. A great read for anyone who is looking to get the most from their career and life." (Kevin Kruse)
Trust Me, PR Is Dead
Author: Robert Philips (Random House UK, 2015)
"Thrilling... a passionate revolution." Huffington Post "Filled with apercus, some good gossip and nine courses of food for thought." Management Today "Cohesively combine much of the disparate strands of thought about the discipline's pressing need for reinvention, in a style that is, by turns, provocative and amusing." The Holmes Report
Changing Work, One Human at a Time
Co-authored with Jonathan Anthony ∙ Thierry de Baillon ∙ Ayelet Baron ∙ Carrie Basham Young ∙ Rob Caldera ∙ Marcia Conner ∙ Dany DeGrave ∙ Bruce Galinsky ∙ Rainer Gimbel ∙ Jon Husband ∙ Harold Jarche ∙ Kevin Jones ∙ Richard Martin ∙ Jane McConnell ∙ Clark Quinn ∙ Susan Scrupski ∙ Catherine Shinners ∙ Joachim Stroh ∙ Simon Terry ∙ Bryce Williams ∙ Jim Worth (Change Agents Worldwide, 2014)
"What does it mean to be a Change Agent in the 21st Century?' Read here about "actionable insights on how to adapt to the workplace of the future. "