LID Publishing, more commonly referred to as "LID", is a publishing and communications company founded in 1993.
Specialising in general business publications for the professional reader LID is headquartered in
Madrid
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and
London
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with satellite offices in
Mexico City
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,
Shanghai
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,
New Delhi
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,
New York City
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,
Buenos Aires
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and
Bogotá
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. LID is a member o
The Business Publishers Roundtable
Publications
Non-fiction books & biographies
LID publishes 125 general interest and professional business books and biographies each year.
In 2017 LID Publishing launched a biography series of Chinese entrepreneurs. Featured entrepreneurs to date include
Jack Ma
Ma Yun (; born 10 September 1964), or more commonly referred as Jack Ma, is a Chinese businessman and philanthropist. He is the founder of the Jack Ma Foundation, and co-founder of Alibaba Group and Yunfeng Capital. As of May 2025, Ma's ne ...
,
Wang Jianlin
Wang Jianlin (; born 24 October 1954) is a Chinese business magnate, investor and philanthropist. He is the chairman, founder, and majority shareholder of the Dalian Wanda Group, one of China's foremost conglomerate companies, which is also well ...
,
Ma Huateng
Ma Huateng (, born October 29, 1971) is a Chinese businessman, investor and philanthropist who is the co-founder, chairperson and chief executive officer (CEO) of Tencent, one of the most valuable companies in East Asia, one of the largest int ...
,
Ren Zhengfei
Ren Zhengfei (; born 25 October 1944) is a Chinese entrepreneur and engineer who is the founder and CEO of Huawei Technologies, which is located in Shenzhen, China, and is the world's largest manufacturer of telecommunications equipment and se ...
and
Dong Mingzhu.
LID's series of short business books named
The Concise Advice Series has featured authors including psychologist Sir
Cary Cooper
Sir Cary Lynn Cooper (born 28 April 1940), is an American-born British psychologist and 50th Anniversary Professor of Organizational Psychology and Health at the Manchester Business School, University of Manchester.
Career
Before moving to Ma ...
and Sanyin Siang.
Professional journals
Under the moniker 'LID Publishing Media', the publisher produces professional journals for
leadership
Leadership, is defined as the ability of an individual, group, or organization to "", influence, or guide other individuals, teams, or organizations.
"Leadership" is a contested term. Specialist literature debates various viewpoints on the co ...
and
management
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audiences. Topics include
industrial and organizational psychology
Industrial and organizational psychology (I-O psychology) "focuses the lens of psychological science on a key aspect of human life, namely, their work lives. In general, the goals of I-O psychology are to better understand and optimize the effec ...
,
marketing
Marketing is the act of acquiring, satisfying and retaining customers. It is one of the primary components of Business administration, business management and commerce.
Marketing is usually conducted by the seller, typically a retailer or ma ...
,
sales
Sales are activities related to selling or the number of goods sold in a given targeted time period. The delivery of a service for a cost is also considered a sale. A period during which goods are sold for a reduced price may also be referred ...
,
technology
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,
innovation
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and
finance
Finance refers to monetary resources and to the study and Academic discipline, discipline of money, currency, assets and Liability (financial accounting), liabilities. As a subject of study, is a field of Business administration, Business Admin ...
. Significant contributors include behavioural psychologist
Dan Ariely
Dan Ariely (; born April 29, 1967) is an Israeli-American professor and author. He serves as a James B. Duke Professor of psychology and behavioral economics at Duke University. He is the co-founder of several companies implementing insights f ...
and
Linda Papadopoulos
Linda Papadopoulos (born February 3, 1971) is a Canadian psychologist based in England.
Education
Papadopoulos was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on February 3, 1971. She earned a BA degree in psychology from York University in Toronto, On ...
and leadership author
Marshall Goldsmith
Marshall Goldsmith (born March 20, 1949) is an American executive leadership coach and author.
Early life and education
Goldsmith was born in Valley Station, Kentucky, and received a degree in mathematical economics from Rose-Hulman Institute of ...
. As of 2019 LID publishes official
Duke Corporate Education
Duke Corporate Education (Duke CE) is a corporation education company owned by Duke University. It provides non-degree executive education and other development services to a worldwide market. Duke CE is a non-profit company, created in 2000 as a ...
journal,
Dialogue Review',
Institute of Leadership & Management
The Institute of Leadership is a professional membership body for leaders and managers. Its stated mission is to "inspire great leadership - everywhere".
The institute is a charity registered in England, Wales and Scotland, with its head office ...
journal, ''Edge'', and the members-only magazine of
The Chartered Institute of Marketing
The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) was founded in 1911. It has over 30,000 members, including more than 3,000 registered Chartered Marketers. CIM offers 130 study centres in 36 countries, and exam centres in 132 countries.
In 1952 Prince ...
''Catalyst''
Podcast
LID's corporate podcast
LID Radio examines current trends and interviews industry experts and influencers in business, entrepreneurship, smart thinking and personal development.
Notable publications
* ''Disruption Denial,'' David Guillebaud - CMI 'Management Book of the Year', 2018 - Shortlisted in the Management Future category
* Business Book Award winner in the Advertising/Marketing/PR/Event Planning category, 2016
*
Madison Avenue Manslaughter: An Inside View of Fee-Cutting Clients, Profit-Hungry Owners and Declining Ad Agencies'
Michael Farmer- Gold Axiom Award winner, 2016
* ''The Old Rush: Marketing for Gold in the Age of Aging'', Peter Hubbell - Bronze Axiom Business Book Award winner in the Advertising/Marketing/PR/Event Planning category, 2015
* ''Not Knowing'', Steven D’Souza and Diana Renner -
Chartered Management Institute
The Chartered Management Institute (CMI) is a professional institution for management based in the United Kingdom. It was founded as the British Institute of Management (BIM) in 1947 or 1948, merged with the Institution of Industrial Managers (I ...
‘Management Book of the Year’, 2014
* ''Brands & Rousers: The Holistic System to Foster High-Performing Businesses, Brands and Careers,'' Luis Gallardo - Silver Axiom Business Book Award winner in the Advertising/Marketing/PR/Event Planning category, 2014
References
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