Leadership Books

We created this list to promote leadership narratives written by authors with disabilities. This list is meant to be a resource, not an official endorsement. The books are not ranked or listed in any particular order. Disarm Your Limits: The flight formula to lift you to success and propel you to the next horizon by […]

We created this list to promote leadership narratives written by the Hispanic/Latino/Latinx community. This list is meant to be a resource, not an official endorsement. The books are not ranked or listed in any particular order. Me by Ricky Martin And A Voice to Sing With: A Memoir by Joan Baez The Gloria Anzaldúa Reader […]

Many companies claim they support diversity and want to increase the number of women and people of color in their leadership ranks.  Saying is easy. Doing is hard.  Imagine hearing an all-white, mostly male executive team espouse the value of diversity. Yet, no one on the team voluntarily gave up their seat to make room […]

We created this list to promote leadership narratives written by Americans of Asian Pacific Islander (API) heritage. This list is meant to be a resource, not an official endorsement. The books are not ranked or listed in any particular order.  We are continually adding to this list. If you have any recommended additions please send […]

In honor of Women’s History Month, we created this list of books authored by people who identify as women. This list is meant to be a resource, not an official endorsement. The books are not ranked and are listed alphabetically. [Un]framing the “Bad Woman”: Sor Juana, Malinche, Coyolxauhqui, and other rebels with a cause by […]

In support of Black History Month, we’ve compiled a list of leadership books written by Black authors in the United States. This list is meant to be a resource, not an official endorsement. The books are not ranked in any particular order. Download the full list below. In Search of Our Mother’s Garden: Womanist Prose […]

In celebration of American Indian and Alaskan Native heritage Month, we’ve compiled a list of leadership books written by American Indian and Alaskan Native authors to be read, explored, and studied. This list is meant to be a resource, not an official endorsement. The books are not ranked in any particular order. Download the full […]

In support of National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), we’ve compiled a list of leadership books written by authors with disabilities in the United States. This list is meant to be a resource, not an official endorsement. The books are not ranked in any particular order. Download the full list below. We are continually adding […]

We created this list to promote leadership narratives written by those who identify as Hispanic, Latino, and/or Latinx. This list is meant to be a resource, not an official endorsement. The books are not ranked or listed in any particular order.  Download the full list below. Me by Ricky Martin And A Voice to Sing […]

We created this list to promote leadership narratives written by those who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ). This list is meant to be a resource, not an official endorsement. The books are not ranked or listed in any particular order.  (Download the PDF version of this list in the link above) […]

As a nonlawyer, I didn’t know if Legal Heroes in the Trump Era by Tahmina Watson, Alex Stonehill (Editor), Caroline Doughty (Editor) would resonate with me. To my surprise, I thoroughly enjoyed the slim book packed with stories of mostly ordinary lawyers stepping up to do extraordinary things. Disclaimer: I first met the author in 2015 when we […]

I am in awe whenever I hear US politician and voting rights advocate Stacey Abrams speak. I knew I’d be inspired before I even started Abrams’ Lead from the Outside: How to Build Your Future and Make Real Change. But, I didn’t expect the part-memoir, part- leadership manual to be so practical, approachable, and relatable. Despite […]

Review of David Chang’s Eat a Peach Leadership, Identity, and Breaking the Model Minority Myth: Reflections on Eat a Peach by David Chang I didn’t read David Chang’s memoir, Eat a Peach, because I’m a die-hard fan of Momofuku. I read it because there are so few memoirs by Asian Americans published by major houses. […]

We created this list to promote leadership narratives written by Americans of Asian Pacific Islander (API) heritage. This list is meant to be a resource, not an official endorsement. The books are not ranked or listed in any particular order.