Nigel Cumberland is a British author, leadership coach and mentor, and a founder of The Silk Road Partnership. He is the author of nine

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and

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books, (note some are dups/combinations/re-issues) some of which have been serialised, and also translated into over 25 foreign languages.

Background

Brought up in the UK, Cumberland is British with a mother who was originally from

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(formerly known as

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). He read Economics at

Queens' College Queens' College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Queens' is one of the oldest colleges of the university, founded in 1448 by Margaret of Anjou. The college spans the River Cam, colloquially referred to as the "light s ...

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A recipient of Freedom of the City of London

Cumberland is an accredited coach and supervisor with the

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, and is a Founding Fellow of the

Harvard Medical School Harvard Medical School (HMS) is the graduate medical school of Harvard University and is located in the Longwood Medical Area of Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1782, HMS is one of the oldest medical schools in the United States and is consi ...

-affiliated Institute of Coaching. He is also an International Ambassador on the Board of Directors of the US-based International Mentoring Association. Cumberland regularly writes in the media on career and leadership related topics. He is often interviewed for articles on similar topics. He is regularly invited to chair, facilitate and/or speak at various events. In 2016, Cumberland was admitted to the

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Bibliography

* ''Your Job-Hunt Ltd – Advice from an Award-Winning Asian Headhunter'' (published by Pilgrims Guides in 2003; ) * ''Your Job-Hunt Ltd – Advice from an Award-Winning Asian Headhunter'' (a Hong Kong-Chinese language updated Edition published by Wan Li Book Co. Ltd. In 2004; ) * ''Successful Recruitment in a Week'' –

Teach Yourself Teach Yourself is currently an imprint of Hodder Education and formerly a series published by the English Universities Press (a subsidiary company of Hodder & Stoughton) that specializes in self-instruction books. The series, which began in 1938, ...

series (published by

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in UK & McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. in US in 2012) * ''Managing Teams in a Week'' –

series (published by

in UK & McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. in US in 2013) * ''Secrets of Success at Work – 50 techniques to excel'' (published by

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in UK & McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. in US in 2014; ) * ''Management in 4 Weeks – the Complete Guide to Success''

series (one of 4 authors) (published by

in UK & McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. in US in 2015; ) * ''50 Segredos do Sucesso no Trabalho'' (published by Self-desenvolvimento Pessoal in

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in 2015; ) * ''Recrutamento em Uma Semana'' (published by Figurati in Brazil in 2015; ) * ''Finding and Hiring Talent in a Week'' – Teach Yourself series (updated edition of Successful Recruitment in a Week – Teach Yourself series) (published by John Murray Learning in UK &

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in US in 2016) * ''Leading Teams in a Week'' – Teach Yourself series (updated edition of Managing Teams in a Week – Teach Yourself series) (published by John Murray Learning in UK & Quercus in US in 2016) * '' 100 Things Successful People Do: Little Exercises for Successful Living'' (published in UK by John Murray Learning and in the US by Nicholas Brealey Publishing in 2016, with a second and updated UK edition published in August 2021; ) * ''The Ultimate Management Book'' –

series (one of 4 authors)(published in the UK by John Murray Learning in 2018; ) * ''100 Things Millionaires Do: Little Lessons in Creating Wealth'' (published in the UK in November 2019 by Nicholas Brealey Publishing, an imprint of

; ). * ''100 Things Successful Leaders Do: Little Lessons in Leadership'' (published in the UK in August 2020 & in the USA in December 2020 by Nicholas Brealey Publishing, an imprint of

which is part of Hachette; ). * ''100 Things Productive People Do: Little Lessons in Getting Things Done'' (published in the UK in August 2022 & in the USA in December 2022 by Nicholas Brealey Publishing, an imprint of

which is part of Hachette; .

References

External links

The European Mentoring and Coaching CouncilThe Silk Road Partnership
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cumberland, Nigel Living people English self-help writers English male non-fiction writers Motivational writers Business writers 21st-century English writers 21st-century English male writers 1967 births Alumni of the University of Cambridge Alumni of Queens' College, Cambridge People from York People educated at Archbishop Holgate's School People educated at Scarborough College