Resources
Upcoming Events
For more details and specific times and dates, visit our Eventbrite registration pages listed below:
- How to Give Feedback with Curiosity (July 16, Oct 16)
- How to Ask for Help (Aug 7, Nov 13)
- How to Talk About Tough Stuff (Sept 10)
Our Curated List of Leadership Books by Diverse Authors
Every year, we research and create lists of books to promote leadership narratives written by authors who identify as LGBTQIA+, Black,Hispanic/Latino/Latinx, AANHPI, Native American, women, and those who identify as having disabilities. This list is meant to be a resource, not an official endorsement.
We are always adding to these lists, so please send more recommendations our way. Since we work really hard on these lists, we hope these authors will get the attention they deserve! If you think this list is valuable, please share it and spread the word.
- Leadership Books Authored by Women
- Black-Authored Leadership Book List
- American Indian and Native Alaskan Authored Leadership Books
- Authors with Disabilities Leadership Books
- Hispanic/Latino/Latinx Authored Leadership Books
- LGBTQ-Authored Leadership Books
- AAPI-Authored Leadership Book
Add your book or author recommendation here!
Behind the Pages with Dr. Julie Pham: Conversations with Leadership Authors
- Rozella Kennedy, author of Our Brave Foremothers: Celebrating 100 Black, Brown, Asian, and Indigenous Women Who Changed the Course of History
- Shelmina Babai Abji, author of Show Your Worth: 8 Intentional Strategies for Women to Emerge as Leaders at Work
- Marilyn Gist, PhD, author of The Extraordinary Power of Leader Humility
- Dr. Elisebeth VanderWeil, author of Apocalyptic Best Practices: A Unique Approach to Fear and Change
- Andrés Tapia, co-author of The 5 Disciplines of Inclusive Leaders: Unleashing the Power of All of Us
- Sasha LaPointe, author of Red Paint: The Ancestral Autobiography of a Coast Salish Punk
- Dr. Izdihar Jamil, author of Yes I Can!: 22 Success Secrets from Inspiring People Around the World
- Bernadette Smith, author of Inclusive 360: Proven Solutions for an Equitable Organization
More recommended Reading: Books, Articles, and Blogs on Curiosity
- I Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times by Monica Guzman
- Research: 83% of Executives Say They Encourage Curiosity. Just 52% of Employees Agree (Harvard Business Review)
- Who Gets to Be Curious at Work (Harvard Business Review)
- Yes brain: how to cultivate courage, curiosity, and resilience in your child by Daniel J. Siegel
- A More Beautiful question: the power of inquiry to spark breakthrough ideas by Warren Berger
- The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg
Articles and interviews by Dr. Julie Pham
- Behind the Pages: Interview with Dr. Elisebeth VanderWeil, author of Apocalyptic Best Practices: A Unique Approach to Fear and Change
- Behind the Pages: Interview with Andres Tapia, co-author of The 5 Disciplines of Inclusive Leaders: Unleashing the Power of All of Us
- Behind the Pages: Interview with Shelmina Babai Abji, author of Show Your Worth: 8 Intentional Strategies for Women to Emerge as Leaders at Work
- Pain is a teacher; Learn from your cringe-worthy experiences, and share your lessons
- To enrich how you lead, expand who you read
- Interview with Lizzie Mintus, CEO of Here’s Waldo on entrepreneurship and recruiting
- Diversify both the writers and performers of our leadership narratives
- Being Rude Can Help Deepen Relationships
- Prioritize Learning: Be willing to pause, examine, and change our assumptions (part 6)
- Build Trust: Get vulnerable and share your assumptions with others (part 5)
- Discover others: Our assumptions reveal the boundaries of our experience (part 4)
- Being open: Examining assumptions about who we can learn from and what we should learn (part 3)
- Increase self-awareness: We can learn from the wrong assumptions made about us (part 2)
- Get Curious: Explore our Assumptions to Learn about Ourselves and Others (part 1)
- Beware of sector stereotypes
- How I learned to manage my energy instead of my time
- Discovering belonging is my choice
- Tips on Deepening Relationships Remotely
- Creating new relationships through peer coaching calls
- Step-by-Step: Explore What Success Looks and Feels like
- Passing on the entrepreneurial spirit; Lessons from my father on running a business
- “Feels like” vs. “look like”: Try Asking What Success Feels Like Instead of What It Looks Like
- Being “trained” isn’t necessarily “learning”
- Conduct A Passiveness Audit
- Opinion: Want To Make Space For Awakening In A Woke/Unwoke World?
- A Conversation on Collaboration and Belonging with Frank Nam
- Giving And Asking For Help
- Overturning Assumptions Can Lead To Discovering Self
- Feeling Included Starts With An Invitation
- It’s time to acknowledge anti-Asian harm in the workplace
- Want to really foster inclusion? Speak plainly.
Conversations with Dr. Julie Pham
LinkedIn Lives
- 3 Steps to Valuing Fears: Conversation with Anna Choi
- Redefining Burnout: Conversation with Dr. Julie Pham and Dr. Adeola Mead
Respect in Practice: Decoding Job Cultures with Dr. Julie Pham
Press and Podcast Guest Appearances
- “Reducing Burnout: The 7 Forms of Respect® For Nonprofit Leaders and Teams With Julie Pham” with Nonprofit MBA Podcast
- “The Future of Workplace Wellness Author Summit” with Dr. Marie Gervais
- Transforming Your Communication and Relationships at Work with Geof Bowie
- Improving respect for yourself and others with Dr. Vic Stretcher (PurposeCast)
- The Remarkable Relationships Show with Mercy Russell
- 7 Forms of Respect® (A Leadership Beyond podcast)
- Seattle writer and businesswoman Julie Pham’s book explores new ideas around culturally-relevant respect in the workplace (International Examiner)
- Use These 7 Forms of Respect® to Transform Your Workplace with Dr. Julie Pham (The BetterManager Team)
- Julie Pham’s ‘7 Forms of Respect®’ Explores New Ideas of Respect at Work (South Seattle Emerald)
- Interview with Julie Pham at Barnes & Noble (Mulki Mohamed/Runta News)
- 7 Forms of Respect® with Tisha Held at Seattle Public Library
- 7 Forms of Respect® with Geekwire Podcast
- Leadership Project with Mick Spiers
- Twins Talk It Up with Danny and David Suk Brown
- We Belong Here Podcast AANHPI Heritage Month with Frank Nam
- Foster Curiosity with Julie Pham (Marie Gervais/Shift Management)
- Founders Live interview with Nick Hughes
- The Vietnamese with Kenneth Nguyen
- Three dimensions of Respect: Communicating with junior developers
- Northwest Asian Weekly review of 7 Forms of Respect®
- Educative Podcast (Goodbye Golden Rule, Hello Rubber Rule)
- Creating a Climate for DE&I: DEI Values in Action and 7 Forms of Respect®
- Hangout Habits “Curiosity, Respect, and Radical Career Shifts” with Swing Shift (Nancy Jensen)
- Diversity on Fire
- Inclusive History
- Colors: A Dialogue on Race
- “Return to Office? Some Women of Color Aren’t Ready.” (NYT, 6/23/21, Ruchikya Tulyshan)
- Female Firebrands “You’re Not ‘Woke,’ You’re Awakening With Julie Pham”