What Really Goes into Writing and Editing a Leadership Book
From Happier At Work: Leadership, Culture, Performance by Aoife O'Brien
April 10, 2026 · 10 min
About this episode
Aoife O’Brien discusses the challenges and processes involved in writing and editing a leadership book.
Have you ever wondered what the next steps are after writing a book? In this solo episode of the Happier at Work podcast, host Aoife O’Brien dives deep into the realities of the book writing and publishing process, sharing personal challenges, victories, and lessons learned while creating "Thriving Talent." If you’ve ever doubted your ability to write a book or are simply curious about what it takes, this episode uncovers the structure, self-doubt, editing hurdles, and feedback loops essential to bringing a book to life. Aoife also sheds light on the ongoing journey of editing, proofreading, and preparing to get the book into readers’ hands, with a sneak peek into the marketing efforts still to come. In This Episode, You’ll Discover: The importance of having a clear book structure and breaking content into subsections for clarity and direction. Understanding the value of slowing down and considering your audience’s perspective, ensuring your message is clear to readers who may be new to the topic. How to market your book: It is practically a full-time job, but is an essential next phase for getting your message out. Related Topics Covered: Writing a book, Idea development…
People in this episode
Host: Aoife O’Brien
Topics covered
- book writing
- publishing process
- editing
- marketing
- personal development
Keywords
- book structure
- self-doubt
- editing hurdles
- feedback loops
- audience perspective
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Thriving Talent
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