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How To Build LGBTQ+ Inclusive Workplaces wins at the Next Generation Indie Book Awards
June 16th, 2026
How To Build LGBTQ+ Inclusive Workplaces at the Next Generation Indie Book Awards
We are delighted to share that How To Build LGBTQ+ Inclusive Workplaces: A Psychological Approach co-written by our co-founder and senior Partner Professor Binna Kandola OBE and Principal Psychologist Dr Ashley Williams, has won at the Next Generation Indie Book Awards!
How To Build LGBTQ+ Inclusive Workplaces has won in at the Next Generation Indie Book Awards in the LGBTQ+ Category. This follows on from the book’s Silver Award in the Psychology / Mental & Emotional Well-Being category at the 2026 Nautilus Book Awards, and the book being shortlisted as a finalist in the 2026 Business Book Awards earlier in the year.
About the Next Generation Indie Book Awards
The Next Generation Indie Book Awards is the largest International awards program for indie authors and independent publishers. In its twentieth year of operation, the Next Generation Indie Book Awards was established to recognise and honour the most exceptional independently published books in 80+ different categories for the year and is presented by Independent Book Publishing Professionals Group in cooperation with Marilyn Allen of Allen Literary Agency (formerly the Allen O’Shea Literary Agency).
About How To Build LGBTQ+ Inclusive Workplaces
Bringing together the latest research with practical insights from the authors’ professional experience, this important book provides a context for the conversations that are needed within organisations and offers practical guidance towards action that can be taken to improve the working life of LGBTQ+ employees.
How To Build LGBTQ+ Inclusive Workplaces begins by asking how we got here. It outlines the development of stigma towards the LGBTQ+ community from both a historical and psychological perspective before going on to explore the ways in which societal attitudes manifest in the work environment. It then looks specifically at LGBTQ+ experiences in the workplace, covering discrimination and exclusion and their impact at both an individual and organisational level before taking an intersectional view of LGBTQ+ identity, and particularly how it interacts with race, disability and age.
The book then provides clear and practical guidance on how to build an LGBTQ+ inclusive workplace, covering organisational policy and culture, leadership and allyship. Throughout, the authors use case studies to demonstrate how to implement policies across a range of regions and offer strategies to minimise homophobic and discriminatory attitudes.
Taking a psychological approach to this important topic, the book is essential reading for all those looking to build and sustain welcoming and inclusive workplaces across all sectors. It will also be of interest to students in psychology, management and human resources studying workplace attitudes and culture.