The Strand Review of Books

Welcome today to Janne Tienari, co-author with Paul Savage of Moomin Management – Redefining Generosity . Janne is Professor of Management and Organisation at the Hanken School of Economics, Finland. Published by Bristol University Press Moomin Management – Redefining Generosity is a compact 140 or so pages, available from Amazon and all good bookshops. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m...

Welcome to Cindy Anderson and Anthony Marshall, co-authors of The ROI of Thought Leadership subtitled Calculating the value that sets organizations apart. Cindy is the Chief Marketing Officer and Global Lead for Engagement & Eminence at the IBM Institute for Business Value, and Anthony is Senior Research Director of Thought Leadership also at the IBM Institute for Business Value. The book is b...

Welcome to Dr Gearóid Ó Súilleabháin, Head of the Department of Technology Enhanced Learning at Munster Technological University (MTU) and co-editor with Donna Lanclos and Tom Farrelly of How to Use Digital Learning with Confidence and Creativity . While this is fundamentally a book written for academics working in higher education, away from the ivory towers and in the brutalist landscape of comm...

Why we're all becoming entrepreneurs - and how to make it work for everyone Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Erik Korsvik Østergaard speaks about his book Anticipatory Leadership, and how leaders can use "Futures Thinking" inside their organizations to shared the structures, cultures and governance. This may be one of the most influential management books of 2025, and certainly one of the most intriguing I have read. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Aditya Simha, professor of management at the University of Wisconsin and most importantly author of Learning Leadership from Dogs subtitled What can Bulldogs, Dachshunds, Komondors, Pekingese and Otterhounds (among other dogs) teach us about effective leadership? Beyond being the first business book to use the word ‘triskaidekaphobia,’ as well as some truly gruesome doggie puns in the c...

Welcome to Chris Hatfield, author of Sales Psyche , A Guide to Mastering a Healthy and High-Performing Mind – in a nutshell this book is geared towards salespeople who not only want to work on their mind, to take care of their wellbeing, and also to benefit their sales performance. Chris is an engaging, thoughtful speaker, and simultaneously full of ideas and enthusiasm. Sales Psyche is somewhere...

Welcome to Ben Amos, author of Engage – the definitive guide to video strategy for business. We love a good business strategy book, particularly one subtitled Your seven-step roadmap to avoid wasting time and money on video that doesn’t work. Ben is a very clear, cogent and concise speaker, and brings refreshing honesty to the table. Engage – the definitive guide to video strategy for business , a...

Today I am delighted to be joined by Nitin Kartik, author of Product Marketing Wisdom and how about this for a sub-title: Real-World Lessons on Market Research, Competitive Analysis, Go-To-Market, Storytelling, Sales Enablement, KPIs, and more. Nitin Kartik, author of Product Marketing Wisdom , 298 pages, published by Karibu Press, available from Amazon and All Good Bookshops. Hosted on Acast. See...

Why do leaders fail and derail, and is Zoom Fatigue a thing? Welcome to Professor Adrian Furnham, speaker, commentator and prolific author on all things psychological. Adrian speaks about his book 'The New Psychology,' and remarks on motivation, problematic people, and much more. Spend ten minutes in his company, learn a little, and start thinking about how psychology applies to business. Hosted o...

Welcome today to Jordan Montgomery, author of The Art of Encouragement – How to lead teams, spread love, and serve from the heart . Jordan is a motivational speaker and specialist performance coach, working with sales staff, executives, professional athletes, youth groups and more. Here, Jordan tells us what’s different about The Art of Encouragement and whether it will it work for for the reader....

Welcome today to Jonathan Gabay, author of Practical Digital Marketing and AI Psychology – How to gain online consumer trust and sales using technologies and psychology. Jonathan is an author of fifteen books, a podcaster, and has been on the box – BBC, CNN, Sky News, Al Jazeera and more – plus Jonathan advises business and educational institutions on AI. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

Welcome to Dan White, author of the intriguingly named The Smart Advertising Book – How to deliver advertising that grows your brand, a companion to The Smart Branding Book and The Smart Marketing Book . Packed with ideas and info in a beautifully compact 220 pages, very readable in snackable chunks, published by LILD Publising and of course available from Amazon and all good bookshops. Hoste...

Welcome today to Chris Baker, author of Obsolete – How ‘change brands’ are changing the world. Chris is founder and CEO of Serious Tissues, to paraphrase crazily as a toilet-roll brand that plants trees, and is also co-founder of Change Please, a coffee brand that helps homeless people by training them as baristas. Obsolete – How ‘change brands’ are changing the world is a call for change as well...

Welcome Johan Grönstedt, author of The Execution Revolution – why most strategies fail and the cure for slow execution . Johan was formerly a Chief Strategy Officer - been there, done that, and then wondered why it hasn’t happened. There are many, MANY books about strategy, tactics, and how to make progress; why is this book important right now? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...

Today I am delighted to welcome Professor Stefano Puntoni, co-author with Professor Bart de Langhe of Decision-Driven Analytics . Listeners to the show will know that my introductions are brief because it’s all about the book! So, the subtitle of the book is, I guess, also the premise of the book: leveraging the power of human intelligence to unlock the power of data. Now, I really loved the openi...

Welcome to Professor Chris Hackley, author of But…How do you teach business? Chris is Professor of Marketing at the Department of Marketing, School of Business and Management, at Royal Holloway University of London. As an academic discipline, business management has seen a huge expansion over the last 40 or so years. What, in a nutshell is the direct benefit of attending a business management &amp...

A very warm welcome to Leila McKenzie-Delis, author of The CEO Activist , subtitled ‘Putting the S in ESG.’ Leila is the founder of DIAL Global, a global community of diverse, inclusive, and aspirational leaders. She also laucned the DIAL Global Diversity Review, studying how the largest employers in the UK and US are prioritizing ten areas of workplace, diversity and inclusion. Now Leila, you hav...

Gina Battye, CEO of the Psychological Safety Institute, offers a practical guide aimed at leaders, managers, HR and DEI professionals interested in cultivating an inclusive work environment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello and welcome to Luan Wise, author of Smart Social Media - How to grow your business with social media marketing. Luan has been a lead trainer for Meta, and leads training on behalf of professional bodies, including the Chartered Institute of Marketing, Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, the Federation of Small Businesses, and the Direct Marketing Association in northern California...

Co-authors Alan Williams and Dave Stubberfield speak about their book Supercharging the Customer Experience , subtitled  How organizational alignment drives performance . Alan Williams leads the consultancy ServiceBrand Global, specialising in helping service-based businesses thrive and flourish in a values economy. Dave Stubberfield leads the Carter Consultancy, which focuses on customer exp...

Today I am delighted to welcome Dr Sachiko Scheuing, author of How to Use Customer Data – Navigating GDPR, DPDI and a Future with Marketing AI Dr Scheuing is probably uniquely placed to write this kind of book, as she is European Privacy Officer of Acxiom, a global leader in marketing services. Sachiko is currently serving her fourth term as Co-Chair of the Federation of European Data and Mar...

Robin Sieger, author of Natural Born Winners – create purpose, prosperity and true success in your life – one of the best-selling business and personal development books – now in 25th anniversary edition. On the back it has "Success is not a matter of luck but of design" But the big question is, is it a self-help book that joins a zillion others that never actually make a difference? Hosted on Aca...

Holly Worton, co-author with Brad Borkan of Dynamic Alignment – The Power Of Finding Your Purpose, Achieving Your Goals, And Living A Passion-Driven Life. Holly is author of 30 non-fiction books about business mindset and nature. Brad is author of award-winning books on decision making, leadership and teamwork. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a competitive marketplace, how on earth does a marketer balance the sustainability issues with sheer desire to outshine by throwing more carbon at the wall? Paul is a co-founder of the Sustainable Marketing Compass and CEO of the fabulously named Pickle Consulting, which focuses on sustainability; Alexis is also a co-founder of the Sustainable Marketing Compass, and co-founder of Sustainists –...