Book success for HR expert
Book success for HR expert
A local businesswoman has started the year with another accolade when her best-selling book ‘Closing the Gap – 5 Steps to Creating an Inclusive Culture’ was named as one of only six books to be shortlisted for the Business Book Awards (BBA) 2020 in the ‘Exceptional Book that Promotes Diversity’ category.
Teresa Boughey, founder and CEO of Jungle HR and Inclusion247, was revealed as a finalist for her first book at the prestigious BBA shortlist party in the company of many impressive and established authors.
‘Closing the Gap’, provides business leaders, directors and HR professionals with clear and effective guidance and a comprehensive structure for any business to wholly transform their inclusivity in a sustainable way.
The foundation of Teresa’s book is her tribe5 Diversity & Inclusion ™ methodology which shows the importance of a five step process including evaluating their progress to date and demonstrating how to embed inclusive practices into all future strategies. Teresa clearly demonstrates how an inclusive workplace culture can be achieved and why establishing a feeling of belonging is critical to its success.
On reaching the shortlist Teresa said; “I am delighted to have my book Closing the Gap named in the shortlist for the Business Book Awards 2020 and I am proud to share the stage with some other fantastic authors. This achievement, and the inclusion of a whole category dedicated to books on diversity, provides an invaluable platform to share this important message. I hope that this will implore business people to not only read these books, but take action to fundamentally embrace inclusivity and change their own workplace cultures for the better.”
Despite this being Teresa’s first book, ‘Closing the Gap’ quickly achieved Amazon bestseller status reaching the top in categories including HR and Personnel Management, Business and Finance Reference (Kindle Store) and Human Resource Management, overtaking fellow esteemed authors such as Simon Sinek, Patrick Lencioni and Sir John Whitmore. Clearly demonstrating its appeal to high-level business professionals across the spectrum.
The category winners, and overall Business Book of the Year 2020, will be announced at the annual Business Book Awards Gala Dinner, which is taking place on Monday 23rd March 2020 at London’s lavish 8 Northumberland Avenue.
