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177            <h2 class="title">BESTSELLING BUSINESS BOOK AUTHOR</h2>            <p>My first book was an Amazon No.1 Bestseller.</p>
178<p><strong><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Superfast-Shortlisted-Leadership-Business-Awards/dp/1473666163/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=1702117547&amp;sr=1-1">‘Superfast: Lead at Speed’</a> </strong> shared the insights from 100 successful business leaders on how to set the right pace in a rapidly-changing and volatile world. It was shortlisted for Book of The Year at the Business Book Awards.</p>
179<p>My second book <strong>LoveWork: The Seven Steps to Thrive in Business</strong> was co-authored with CEO coach Ben Renshaw. It was written for those who are moving on, moving up or want to move faster in their careers. If that&#8217;s you, this will help you with a framework to discover (or recover) a more positive relationship with their work.</p>
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221<p>Read LoveWork: The Seven Steps to Thrive at Work<br />
222Order your <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/LoveWork-seven-steps-thrive-work/dp/1529368537">hardcover,</a> as <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/LoveWork-seven-steps-thrive-work-ebook/dp/B09FRTN34D/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=&amp;sr=">an E-Book for Kindle</a> or as <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/LoveWork-Seven-Steps-Thrive-Work/dp/B09K8X5WSR/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=&amp;sr=">an audiobook</a> in the UK or choose from these to be <a href="https://www.amazon.com/LoveWork-Seven-Steps-Thrive-Work/dp/B09K8QRHFT/ref=sr_1_1?crid=AM2N3NAPMAW3&amp;keywords=lovework+ben+renshaw&amp;qid=1702204303&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=lovework+ben+renshaw%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C179&amp;sr=1-1">delivered to the USA.</a></p>
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