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Authors spotted in the media this month

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Authors spotted in the media this month: The Times, Sunday Times, City Am, Metro, The Independent, London Standard, Huff Post, Forbes, HR Grapevine, Fast Company, Psychologies, MSN, Yahoo, The Sun, Inc Arabia, Times Radio…

And at the heart of it all- ideas that matter.

My fab team love helping experts share insight and advice on the topics shaping our world right now: AI in hiring, the future of leadership, grief and healing, workplace culture, financial resilience, storytelling in the age of AI, ADHD and mental health, navigating difficult conversations, building businesses that last.

In a noisy world and especially in an AI-saturated one, thoughtful, human expertise cuts through. It builds trust. It influences conversations. It creates authority that lasts far beyond a single headline.

Here are just some of our February WOW moments:

1. Psychologist Lucy Standing (author of Age Against The Machine) debating the role of AI in recruitment in City AM.

2. Sam Meekings (author, Wonder and Loss, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc) sharing a deeply personal piece in Metro.co.uk on writing through grief.

3. Dominic & Laura Ashley-Timms in Fast Company on why making people feel heard is the key to workplace motivation as well as HR Grapevine and Forbes

4. Sophie Jane Lee in The Independent challenging the idea of being a “palatable woman” ahead of publication of new book, Beyond Palatable by Luath Press.

5. Zoë Arden, author of author of Story-Centred Leadership (Routledge) in The Times on using storytelling to cut through the AI noise.

6. Gary Ashworth in the The London Standard with practical financial tips for 2026.

7. Daniel Rubin in The Times sharing advice for building businesses that stand the test of time.

8. Alex Partridge, author of Why Does Everybody Hate Me (Sheldon Press Hachette UK) in The Independent and HuffPost UK speaking powerfully about Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria and ADHD.

9. Anne-Maartje Oud was spotted talking to Times Radio, Fast Company and PSYCHOLOGIES Magazine with practical, actionable workplace insights, themes from her Kogan Page Publishing book What to Do If?

10. Stuart J Green, author Regenerate Leap featured widely this month discussing grief and regeneration – The Independent, The Irish News, MSN, Yahoo HuffPost UK and Fast Company. Georgia Kirke

11. Alison Lucas & Lizzie Bentley Bowers, authors of Good Bye: Leading Change Better by Attending to Endings (Practical Inspiration Publishing) in The Sun on leading change and endings well.

12. Mark Minevich in Inc. Arabia on the rise of humanoid robots and why leaders aren’t ready.

Huge thanks to our brilliant authors, publishers and journalists for sharing these incredible stories. And as always a thanks to our lovely team (some pictured).

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