Books

‘Money with Jess’ by Jess Irvine has won Business Book of the Year at the fourth Smart WFM Australian Business Book Awards. The Awards were presented in a virtual ceremony held on 22nd November and saw more than $12,000 donated to the Indigenous Literacy Foundation. The awards were founded by bestselling business author Andrew Griffiths and publishing expert Michael Hanrahan. They enable non-fiction business authors to share wisdom with colleagues and public. The Awards donate all profits to the Indigenous Literacy Foundation, which invests in more than 400 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander remote communities to provide tools and resources to shape the direction of their children’s literacy future.

It took successful Gold-Coast based entrepreneur, Nina Concepcion, 11yrs working as the “Conscious Sales Coach” before Covid encouraged her to finally put the book on paper that has been in her head for so long. “Like most, I was stuck at home, thinking about pivoting & virtual ways to broaden my business, but this was when it occurred to me to finally write: The Naked You: A guide to embracing your imperfections in life & in business,” she said.

A book with huge potentials to address leadership advancement has been published. Dr. Dayo Olomu, leadership trainer and the best-selling author of ‘THE PREMIUM LEADER: Leadership Attributes and Strategies for Today's Volatile World’ (London UK, 2021) has collaborated with his Nigerian counterpart, corporate leadership consultant, Dr. Taiwo Ojo, to release ‘Leading Through African UBUNTU’.

With the ALP’s Secure Jobs, Better Pay Bill introduced, the possibility of re-introducing multi-employer bargaining (MEB) became the focus of a heated discussion at this year’s Australian Institute of Employment Rights’ (AIER) 12th Annual Ron McCallum Debate on Monday, 24th October 2022, giving a litmus test of unions’ and employer groups’ contrasting views.

Published in August 2022, The Story Habit enables leaders from micro-businesses and up to understand how to embrace new habits, which are further developed into skills that then have the potential to reframe business success.

Dane Thorburn is a dashing young knight whose harrowing tales of battles with dragons have readers hooked till the last page. The Dane Thorburn books are aimed at young adult readers but they have also found a large readership amongst adults. There are many benefits for adults in reading kids’ fantasy fiction adventure books – the main one being mental health.

To help improve literacy rates in Australian young people in out-of-home care (OOHC), Life Without Barriers launched the 2022 Hook into Books campaign. Hook into Books promotes a love of stories: sharing, telling, reading and listening to stories with young people in out-of-home care to enhance their literacy skills and give them a solid foundation for future learning.

The fourth Smart WFM Australian Business Book Awards, which recognise entrepreneurs, business people and business owners who have written and published a book demonstrating their industry skill, knowledge, and experience, will take place on Tuesday 22nd November. The Smart WFM Awards will donate all profits to the Indigenous Literacy Foundation, which invests in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander remote communities to shape the direction of their children’s literacy future. The Awards were founded by bestselling author Andrew Griffiths and publishing expert Michael Hanrahan and enable non-fiction business authors to share their wisdom with current and potential, colleagues, and the general public.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being implemented in almost every area of our lives. Prof Prabash Galagedara has launched a guide called, Embrace – The Pursuit of Happiness through AI. After over 20 years’ experience in data, analytics, finance and technology, Prabash discusses the role artificial intelligence (AI) plays in eight different areas of our lives, covering wealth, cybersecurity, job-seeking, facial recognition, health, deepfake, beauty and the future of cars.

Can you imagine a person earning minimum wage today becoming financially independent within 10 years — without winning the lottery or getting a big inheritance? David Parker can.