12:00 AM 19th October 2024
business
Helen Kitchen
Ian Garner, a familiar voice to readers of p.ublished’s group of online newspapers, has distilled wisdom garnered (pun intended!) from his continent-spanning corporate career in a regular column. Boost Your Business Savvy is a carefully curated collection from the column that’s easy to navigate and packed with nuggets of advice and the odd inspirational quote from universally admired industry leaders. At just over 200 pages, it’s a whistlestop tour of business best practices, ideal for readers ranging from new graduates to ambitious entrepreneurs.
The book’s nine chapters, indexed helpfully in the contents list, make it easy to find specific topics, from personal development to business growth to strategy, and everything in between. While some entries may leave you wanting more meat on the bones, the book’s strength lies in its accessibility. It offers bite-sized chunks of advice that even the busiest person can digest quickly.
So, in a market flooded with business books by so-called gurus offering to share the secrets to their success, why is this worth your hard-earned cash? Priced at £9.77 on Amazon, it offers excellent value for its wealth of insights.
With the festive season approaching, you could do worse than gift-wrap a copy for a Secret Santa work colleague or Yorkshire twentysomethings embarking on their careers. The book is perfect for dipping in and out of, so it’ll still “boost” the reader if they choose to consume two or 20 pages in one sitting. And over the years, they’re likely to get additional value from re-reading the sound advice without any of the usual corporate waffle.
Garner’s writing style is warm and inviting. If you do decide to spend a lazy afternoon with a cuppa dipping into the chapters, I’m sure you’ll feel as though he’s in the room with you! By the end of the book, he’ll feel like a friend. Garner gives advice and tips like they should be given, with good humour and without any expectation of a favour in return. It’s like having a mentor on your bookshelf that’ll leave you feeling more clued up and ready to take on the world of business, Yorkshire style!
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