50 Books like Lead from the Outside

Dear Madam President

by Jennifer Palmieri • 2018

Leadership was designed by men. A White House veteran shows women how to rewrite the rules.

3.89

6k+

🗳️ Women In Politics ✊ Feminist Leadership 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🌟 Authentic Leadership 🛡️ Resilience Building

Dear Madam President 96%

Leadership was designed by men. A White House veteran shows women how to rewrite the rules.

by Jennifer Palmieri 2018

3.89

6k+ ratings

🗳️ Women In Politics ✊ Feminist Leadership 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🌟 Authentic Leadership 🛡️ Resilience Building

Run to Win

by Stephanie Schriock • 2021

Most women wait until they feel ready. The women who win don't: a campaign-tested playbook.

3.60

231

🗳️ Women In Politics 🏛️ Political Campaigns 💰 Fundraising 📣 Leadership Storytelling 🛡️ Resilience Training

Run to Win 95%

Most women wait until they feel ready. The women who win don't: a campaign-tested playbook.

by Stephanie Schriock 2021

3.60

231 ratings

🗳️ Women In Politics 🏛️ Political Campaigns 💰 Fundraising 📣 Leadership Storytelling 🛡️ Resilience Training

The Memo

by Minda Harts • 2019

Career advice assumes a seat at the table. This one starts outside, with a plan.

4.21

2k+

💼 Corporate Careers ⚖️ Workplace Equity 🤝 Networking Strategies 💰 Salary Negotiation 🏢 Office Politics

The Memo 95%

Career advice assumes a seat at the table. This one starts outside, with a plan.

by Minda Harts 2019

4.21

2k+ ratings

💼 Corporate Careers ⚖️ Workplace Equity 🤝 Networking Strategies 💰 Salary Negotiation 🏢 Office Politics

Know Your Power

by Nancy Pelosi • 2008

She ran for Congress at 47 with five children. Her precinct-by-precinct organizing made her Speaker.

3.41

544

🗳️ Women In Politics 📖 Political Memoirs 🏛️ Democratic Politics 🌱 Grassroots Organizing 👩‍🏫 Mentorship For Women

Know Your Power 94%

She ran for Congress at 47 with five children. Her precinct-by-precinct organizing made her Speaker.

by Nancy Pelosi 2008

3.41

544 ratings

🗳️ Women In Politics 📖 Political Memoirs 🏛️ Democratic Politics 🌱 Grassroots Organizing 👩‍🏫 Mentorship For Women

Radical Inclusion

by David Moinina Sengeh • 2023

A minister's playbook for breaking systemic exclusion, forged in a battle over pregnant schoolgirls.

4.00

645

🚫 Structural Exclusion 📚 Educational Equity 🧱 Coalition Building 📢 Storytelling For Change 📋 Policy Advocacy

Radical Inclusion 94%

A minister's playbook for breaking systemic exclusion, forged in a battle over pregnant schoolgirls.

by David Moinina Sengeh 2023

4.00

645 ratings

🚫 Structural Exclusion 📚 Educational Equity 🧱 Coalition Building 📢 Storytelling For Change 📋 Policy Advocacy

Unapologetically Ambitious

by Shellye Archambeau • 2020

Become CEO by treating your career as a strategic campaign: a playbook from someone who did.

4.05

2k+

🎯 Career Strategy 👩‍💼 Women In Business 🤝 Mentorship 🎭 Impostor Syndrome ⚖️ Work Life Integration

Unapologetically Ambitious 94%

Become CEO by treating your career as a strategic campaign: a playbook from someone who did.

by Shellye Archambeau 2020

4.05

2k+ ratings

🎯 Career Strategy 👩‍💼 Women In Business 🤝 Mentorship 🎭 Impostor Syndrome ⚖️ Work Life Integration

The Truths We Hold

by Kamala Harris • 2019

Banks, broken courts, separated families: a prosecutor turned senator on the fights that made her.

4.05

34k+

📖 Political Memoirs 🗳️ Progressive Politics ⚖️ Criminal Justice Reform 🌎 Immigration Policy ✊ Civil Rights Movement

The Truths We Hold 94%

Banks, broken courts, separated families: a prosecutor turned senator on the fights that made her.

by Kamala Harris 2019

4.05

34k+ ratings

📖 Political Memoirs 🗳️ Progressive Politics ⚖️ Criminal Justice Reform 🌎 Immigration Policy ✊ Civil Rights Movement

A Different Kind of Power

by Jacinda Ardern • 2025

A prime minister led through massacre and pandemic with empathy, then walked away. Here is why.

4.45

21k+

🏛️ Political Memoirs 👩‍💼 Female Leadership 💙 Empathetic Leadership ⚠️ Crisis Management 🎭 Impostor Syndrome

A Different Kind of Power 94%

A prime minister led through massacre and pandemic with empathy, then walked away. Here is why.

by Jacinda Ardern 2025

4.45

21k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Memoirs 👩‍💼 Female Leadership 💙 Empathetic Leadership ⚠️ Crisis Management 🎭 Impostor Syndrome

Where You Are Is Not Who You Are

by Ursula Burns • 2021

From the projects to Xerox CEO: saving a corporate giant and rewriting its moral contract.

4.01

691

🏢 Corporate Leadership 📖 Business Memoirs 🔄 Corporate Turnarounds 🚨 Crisis Management 📈 Economic Mobility

Where You Are Is Not Who You Are Summary

Where You Are Is Not Who You Are 94%

From the projects to Xerox CEO: saving a corporate giant and rewriting its moral contract.

by Ursula Burns 2021

4.01

691 ratings

🏢 Corporate Leadership 📖 Business Memoirs 🔄 Corporate Turnarounds 🚨 Crisis Management 📈 Economic Mobility

Forget a Mentor, Find a Sponsor

by Sylvia Ann Hewlett • 2013

Mentors advise. Sponsors promote. How to attract the senior ally who will fight for your career.

3.71

776

🚀 Career Advancement 🏛️ Workplace Politics 🎯 Executive Presence 💎 Personal Branding ⚖️ Workplace Bias

Forget a Mentor, Find a Sponsor 94%

Mentors advise. Sponsors promote. How to attract the senior ally who will fight for your career.

by Sylvia Ann Hewlett 2013

3.71

776 ratings

🚀 Career Advancement 🏛️ Workplace Politics 🎯 Executive Presence 💎 Personal Branding ⚖️ Workplace Bias

Black Magic

by Chad Sanders • 2021

Racism taught these Black leaders skills no business school could, and they're sharing the playbook.

4.34

491

👤 Black Leadership 🏢 Corporate Diversity 🔄 Code-Switching 🩹 Racial Trauma 💪 Adversity Advantage

Black Magic 94%

Racism taught these Black leaders skills no business school could, and they're sharing the playbook.

by Chad Sanders 2021

4.34

491 ratings

👤 Black Leadership 🏢 Corporate Diversity 🔄 Code-Switching 🩹 Racial Trauma 💪 Adversity Advantage

Breaking the Zero-Sum Game

by Aldo Boitano de Moras • 2017

Winners need losers: the default leadership script. What happens when inclusive models rewrite it.

4.00

🫂 Inclusive Leadership 🧩 Systems Thinking 🔄 Organizational Change 🤝 Shared Leadership 📖 Critical Theory

Breaking the Zero-Sum Game 93%

Winners need losers: the default leadership script. What happens when inclusive models rewrite it.

by Aldo Boitano de Moras 2017

4.00

2 ratings

🫂 Inclusive Leadership 🧩 Systems Thinking 🔄 Organizational Change 🤝 Shared Leadership 📖 Critical Theory

The Audacity of Hope

by Barack Obama • 2006

Two parties have turned Americans into enemies. One senator's argument that most of us are not.

3.84

170k+

🇺🇸 American Politics 📖 Political Memoir ⚡ Political Polarization 🤝 Bipartisanship 🗣️ Race In America

The Audacity of Hope 93%

Two parties have turned Americans into enemies. One senator's argument that most of us are not.

by Barack Obama 2006

3.84

170k+ ratings

🇺🇸 American Politics 📖 Political Memoir ⚡ Political Polarization 🤝 Bipartisanship 🗣️ Race In America

The Art of Power

by Nancy Pelosi • 2024

From the 2008 crash to January 6, how the first woman Speaker held democracy together.

3.94

6k+

👩‍⚖️ Women In Politics 🏛️ Congressional Leadership 📖 Political Memoir 🚨 Crisis Management 📜 Legislative Process

The Art of Power 93%

From the 2008 crash to January 6, how the first woman Speaker held democracy together.

by Nancy Pelosi 2024

3.94

6k+ ratings

👩‍⚖️ Women In Politics 🏛️ Congressional Leadership 📖 Political Memoir 🚨 Crisis Management 📜 Legislative Process

Gravitas

by Lisa Sun • 2023

You don't have to be an extrovert to have gravitas. Eight strengths for true authority, your way.

3.94

218

👩‍💼 Women In Leadership 🎙️ Executive Presence 💪 Strengths-Based Growth 🗣️ Inner Critic ⚖️ Systemic Bias

Gravitas 93%

You don't have to be an extrovert to have gravitas. Eight strengths for true authority, your way.

by Lisa Sun 2023

3.94

218 ratings

👩‍💼 Women In Leadership 🎙️ Executive Presence 💪 Strengths-Based Growth 🗣️ Inner Critic ⚖️ Systemic Bias

WOLFPACK

by Abby Wambach • 2019

Why gratitude kept you small, and the eight wild rules for taking your power back.

4.15

26k+

🐺 Women's Leadership 🤝 Collective Success 🗣️ Self-Advocacy 🧠 Abundance Mindset 🔄 Failure Resilience

WOLFPACK 93%

Why gratitude kept you small, and the eight wild rules for taking your power back.

by Abby Wambach 2019

4.15

26k+ ratings

🐺 Women's Leadership 🤝 Collective Success 🗣️ Self-Advocacy 🧠 Abundance Mindset 🔄 Failure Resilience

You Are More Than Magic

by Minda Harts • 2022

The mentorship Black and brown girls rarely get: self-advocacy, resilience, and owning your space.

4.45

🧭 Teen Girl Advice 🗣️ Self Advocacy 🎭 Imposter Syndrome 💬 Tough Conversations 🌱 Positive Self Talk

You Are More Than Magic 93%

The mentorship Black and brown girls rarely get: self-advocacy, resilience, and owning your space.

by Minda Harts 2022

4.45

11 ratings

🧭 Teen Girl Advice 🗣️ Self Advocacy 🎭 Imposter Syndrome 💬 Tough Conversations 🌱 Positive Self Talk

More Than Enough

by Elaine Welteroth • 2019

From mixed-race outsider to Teen Vogue editor: claiming space in rooms not built for you.

4.38

11k+

🧬 Mixed-Race Identity 📰 Media Careers 🎟️ Workplace Tokenism 👩🏾‍🎤 Black Women In Media 🗣️ Self-Advocacy

More Than Enough 93%

From mixed-race outsider to Teen Vogue editor: claiming space in rooms not built for you.

by Elaine Welteroth 2019

4.38

11k+ ratings

🧬 Mixed-Race Identity 📰 Media Careers 🎟️ Workplace Tokenism 👩🏾‍🎤 Black Women In Media 🗣️ Self-Advocacy

Politics Is for Power

by Eitan D. Hersh • 2020

Political obsession is a spectator sport that cedes power to the people who actually organize.

4.09

1k+

🏘️ Community Organizing ⚡ Power Building 📱 Slacktivism 📺 Media Criticism 🫂 Empathy In Politics

Politics Is for Power 93%

Political obsession is a spectator sport that cedes power to the people who actually organize.

by Eitan D. Hersh 2020

4.09

1k+ ratings

🏘️ Community Organizing ⚡ Power Building 📱 Slacktivism 📺 Media Criticism 🫂 Empathy In Politics

Darling, You Can't Do Both

by Janet Kestin • 2014

You cannot outwork bias or out-nice sexism. Two creative chiefs on what moves women forward.

3.79

338

🏢 Women In Leadership ⚖️ Workplace Gender Bias 💰 Salary Negotiation 🎯 Authentic Leadership 🤝 Mentorship

Darling, You Can't Do Both 93%

You cannot outwork bias or out-nice sexism. Two creative chiefs on what moves women forward.

by Janet Kestin 2014

3.79

338 ratings

🏢 Women In Leadership ⚖️ Workplace Gender Bias 💰 Salary Negotiation 🎯 Authentic Leadership 🤝 Mentorship

Leapfrog

by Nathalie Molina Niño • 2018

Smarter money, real influence, and corporate clients: the shortcut playbook for women founders.

4.28

194

🚺 Women Entrepreneurs ✊ Feminist Business 💰 Startup Funding 🛠️ Scrappy Startups 🕸️ Strategic Networking

Leapfrog 93%

Smarter money, real influence, and corporate clients: the shortcut playbook for women founders.

by Nathalie Molina Niño 2018

4.28

194 ratings

🚺 Women Entrepreneurs ✊ Feminist Business 💰 Startup Funding 🛠️ Scrappy Startups 🕸️ Strategic Networking

Remember Who You Are

by Paula Brown Stafford • 2018

Which priorities shatter and which can wait: a leadership guide for women who want both.

4.58

🏢 Career Advancement 👩‍💼 Women In Leadership 🎯 Personal Branding 🤝 Authentic Leadership 📋 Priority Management

Remember Who You Are 93%

Which priorities shatter and which can wait: a leadership guide for women who want both.

by Paula Brown Stafford 2018

4.58

48 ratings

🏢 Career Advancement 👩‍💼 Women In Leadership 🎯 Personal Branding 🤝 Authentic Leadership 📋 Priority Management

Becoming

by Michelle Obama • 2018

How a Black girl from Chicago's South Side became First Lady: the story the headlines missed.

4.43

1.2M+

🏛️ Political Memoirs 👑 First Lady Memoirs 🪜 Upward Mobility ⚖️ Work Life Balance ✊ Black Women's Voices

Becoming 93%

How a Black girl from Chicago's South Side became First Lady: the story the headlines missed.

by Michelle Obama 2018

4.43

1.2M+ ratings

🏛️ Political Memoirs 👑 First Lady Memoirs 🪜 Upward Mobility ⚖️ Work Life Balance ✊ Black Women's Voices

DEI Deconstructed

by Lily Zheng • 2022

Intentions don't count. The field-tested playbook for DEI that measures what it changes.

4.26

629

🏢 Workplace Equity 🔄 Organizational Change ✊🏾 Anti-Racist Practice ⚡ Power Analysis 🤝 Trust Building

DEI Deconstructed 93%

Intentions don't count. The field-tested playbook for DEI that measures what it changes.

by Lily Zheng 2022

4.26

629 ratings

🏢 Workplace Equity 🔄 Organizational Change ✊🏾 Anti-Racist Practice ⚡ Power Analysis 🤝 Trust Building

The Promise of a Pencil

by Adam Braun • 2014

A pencil, a $25 deposit, hundreds of schools. The playbook for building a movement from scratch.

4.12

8k+

🚀 Social Entrepreneurship 📚 Education Nonprofits 🧭 Finding Purpose 🤝 Networking Strategy 💎 Authentic Leadership

The Promise of a Pencil 93%

A pencil, a $25 deposit, hundreds of schools. The playbook for building a movement from scratch.

by Adam Braun 2014

4.12

8k+ ratings

🚀 Social Entrepreneurship 📚 Education Nonprofits 🧭 Finding Purpose 🤝 Networking Strategy 💎 Authentic Leadership

The Rejected Stone

by Al Sharpton • 2013

What a street preacher learned about power after becoming an unlikely White House confidant.

4.18

148

✊🏾 Activist Memoir 🗳️ Civil Rights Leadership ✊ Modern Civil Rights ⛪ Black Church Tradition 🧘🏾 Emotional Discipline

The Rejected Stone 93%

What a street preacher learned about power after becoming an unlikely White House confidant.

by Al Sharpton 2013

4.18

148 ratings

✊🏾 Activist Memoir 🗳️ Civil Rights Leadership ✊ Modern Civil Rights ⛪ Black Church Tradition 🧘🏾 Emotional Discipline

Our Time Is Now

by Stacey Abrams • 2020

The machinery of voter suppression: purged rolls, gerrymandered maps, and a census that undercounts.

4.41

8k+

🗳️ Voting Rights 🏛️ Electoral Reform 🪪 Identity Politics 🌱 Grassroots Organizing ⚠️ Authoritarian Populism

Our Time Is Now 93%

The machinery of voter suppression: purged rolls, gerrymandered maps, and a census that undercounts.

by Stacey Abrams 2020

4.41

8k+ ratings

🗳️ Voting Rights 🏛️ Electoral Reform 🪪 Identity Politics 🌱 Grassroots Organizing ⚠️ Authoritarian Populism

Where We Stand

by bell hooks • 2000

Feminism and antiracism won't succeed until they confront the thing they most ignore: class.

4.24

3k+

🤝 Intersectional Feminism 🏛️ Class Analysis ✊🏾 Black Feminism 💸 Poverty In America 🏚️ Housing Discrimination

Where We Stand 93%

Feminism and antiracism won't succeed until they confront the thing they most ignore: class.

by bell hooks 2000

4.24

3k+ ratings

🤝 Intersectional Feminism 🏛️ Class Analysis ✊🏾 Black Feminism 💸 Poverty In America 🏚️ Housing Discrimination

The Light We Carry

by Michelle Obama • 2022

When the world feels too big, shrink it: resilience lessons from a former First Lady.

4.27

100k+

📖 Political Memoirs 🌱 Everyday Resilience 💛 Vulnerability 👥 Adult Friendships 💎 Self Worth

The Light We Carry 93%

When the world feels too big, shrink it: resilience lessons from a former First Lady.

by Michelle Obama 2022

4.27

100k+ ratings

📖 Political Memoirs 🌱 Everyday Resilience 💛 Vulnerability 👥 Adult Friendships 💎 Self Worth

It's About Damn Time

by Arlan Hamilton • 2020

The outsider's playbook for turning low expectations into a venture capital firm and a movement.

4.19

1k+

🏦 Venture Capital 🎭 Imposter Syndrome 🤝 Strategic Networking 🔄 Personal Reinvention 🌐 Diversity In Tech

It's About Damn Time 93%

The outsider's playbook for turning low expectations into a venture capital firm and a movement.

by Arlan Hamilton 2020

4.19

1k+ ratings

🏦 Venture Capital 🎭 Imposter Syndrome 🤝 Strategic Networking 🔄 Personal Reinvention 🌐 Diversity In Tech

A Promised Land

by Barack Obama • 2020

The Obama presidency from the inside: economic crisis, the healthcare battle, and the cost of hope.

4.31

279k+

📖 Presidential Memoirs 🏛️ American Politics 🏥 Healthcare Reform 📉 Economic Crisis Response 🧑🏾‍🦱 Racial Identity

A Promised Land 93%

The Obama presidency from the inside: economic crisis, the healthcare battle, and the cost of hope.

by Barack Obama 2020

4.31

279k+ ratings

📖 Presidential Memoirs 🏛️ American Politics 🏥 Healthcare Reform 📉 Economic Crisis Response 🧑🏾‍🦱 Racial Identity

Power Play

by Julia Banks • 2021

She was a Liberal MP. Then she walked. An Australian parliamentarian's story of misogyny and exit.

3.94

463

🗳️ Women In Politics 🇦🇺 Australian Politics 🧩 Workplace Gender Bias 🚫 Systemic Misogyny 🧭 Authentic Leadership

Power Play 93%

She was a Liberal MP. Then she walked. An Australian parliamentarian's story of misogyny and exit.

by Julia Banks 2021

3.94

463 ratings

🗳️ Women In Politics 🇦🇺 Australian Politics 🧩 Workplace Gender Bias 🚫 Systemic Misogyny 🧭 Authentic Leadership

Likeable Badass

by Alison Fragale • 2024

How women get the respect they deserve: blend warmth and competence, and build an army of advocates.

4.24

3k+

👩‍💼 Women's Leadership 📈 Career Strategy 🏆 Status Building 🎤 Executive Presence 📢 Strategic Self-Promotion

Likeable Badass 93%

How women get the respect they deserve: blend warmth and competence, and build an army of advocates.

by Alison Fragale 2024

4.24

3k+ ratings

👩‍💼 Women's Leadership 📈 Career Strategy 🏆 Status Building 🎤 Executive Presence 📢 Strategic Self-Promotion

Seen, Heard, and Paid

by Alan Henry • 2022

For underrepresented professionals: the tasks that actually get you promoted and the ones to refuse.

4.08

116

📈 Career Advancement 🌐 Marginalized Professionals 📋 Non-Promotable Tasks 👁️ Visibility At Work ⬆️ Managing Up

Seen, Heard, and Paid 93%

For underrepresented professionals: the tasks that actually get you promoted and the ones to refuse.

by Alan Henry 2022

4.08

116 ratings

📈 Career Advancement 🌐 Marginalized Professionals 📋 Non-Promotable Tasks 👁️ Visibility At Work ⬆️ Managing Up

No Explanation Required!

by Carol Sankar • 2021

Stop explaining. Stop apologizing. The word-level tools that get women heard and promoted.

3.53

👩‍💼 Women In Leadership 🎯 Executive Presence 🗣️ Assertive Language ⚖️ Gender Bias At Work 💪 Overcoming Self-Doubt

No Explanation Required! 93%

Stop explaining. Stop apologizing. The word-level tools that get women heard and promoted.

by Carol Sankar 2021

3.53

38 ratings

👩‍💼 Women In Leadership 🎯 Executive Presence 🗣️ Assertive Language ⚖️ Gender Bias At Work 💪 Overcoming Self-Doubt

How Women Rise

by Sally Helgesen • 2018

The 12 career habits that hold women back, and the shifts that counter each one.

4.08

10k+

👩‍💼 Women In Leadership 📈 Career Advancement 🪤 Self-Sabotage 🗣️ Professional Communication 🤝 Workplace Allies

How Women Rise 93%

The 12 career habits that hold women back, and the shifts that counter each one.

by Sally Helgesen 2018

4.08

10k+ ratings

👩‍💼 Women In Leadership 📈 Career Advancement 🪤 Self-Sabotage 🗣️ Professional Communication 🤝 Workplace Allies

Kamala's Way

by DAN MORIAN • 2021

She battled Wall Street for $20 billion and interrogated her way to the vice presidency.

3.33

1k+

🗳️ Women In Politics 🌉 California Politics 🥇 Political Firsts 🌍 Immigrant Roots 🏠 Mortgage Crisis

Kamala's Way 93%

She battled Wall Street for $20 billion and interrogated her way to the vice presidency.

by DAN MORIAN 2021

3.33

1k+ ratings

🗳️ Women In Politics 🌉 California Politics 🥇 Political Firsts 🌍 Immigrant Roots 🏠 Mortgage Crisis

Knowing Your Value

by Mika Brzezinski • 2011

Why you're paid less, and a direct approach to negotiating the salary you deserve.

3.80

4k+

🗣️ Career Negotiation ⚖️ Gender Pay Gap 🚧 Self-Sabotage 📢 Self-Promotion 💪 Confidence Building

Knowing Your Value 93%

Why you're paid less, and a direct approach to negotiating the salary you deserve.

by Mika Brzezinski 2011

3.80

4k+ ratings

🗣️ Career Negotiation ⚖️ Gender Pay Gap 🚧 Self-Sabotage 📢 Self-Promotion 💪 Confidence Building

Loud

by Drew Afualo • 2024

A blueprint for living loud, reclaiming 'mean,' and making misogyny face consequences.

4.29

26k+

🧠 Internalized Misogyny 💪 Body Neutrality 🎤 Reclaiming Your Voice 🏡 Self-Sufficiency 🚧 Setting Boundaries

Loud 93%

A blueprint for living loud, reclaiming 'mean,' and making misogyny face consequences.

by Drew Afualo 2024

4.29

26k+ ratings

🧠 Internalized Misogyny 💪 Body Neutrality 🎤 Reclaiming Your Voice 🏡 Self-Sufficiency 🚧 Setting Boundaries

Black Woman Redefined

by Sophia A. Nelson • 2011

Break the stereotypes: a Black woman's guide to fulfillment in love, work, and spirit.

3.74

187

👩🏿 Black Womanhood ✊🏿 Black Feminism 🔨 Breaking Stereotypes 💼 Workplace Success 💰 Financial Literacy

Black Woman Redefined 93%

Break the stereotypes: a Black woman's guide to fulfillment in love, work, and spirit.

by Sophia A. Nelson 2011

3.74

187 ratings

👩🏿 Black Womanhood ✊🏿 Black Feminism 🔨 Breaking Stereotypes 💼 Workplace Success 💰 Financial Literacy

My Life in Full

by Indra Nooyi • 2021

An immigrant's rise to PepsiCo CEO, and the family tradeoffs no corner office can fix.

4.24

10k+

🏢 Corporate Leadership 👩‍💼 Women In Leadership 📝 Executive Memoirs ⚖️ Work-Life Integration 👩‍👧‍👦 Working Mothers

My Life in Full 93%

An immigrant's rise to PepsiCo CEO, and the family tradeoffs no corner office can fix.

by Indra Nooyi 2021

4.24

10k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate Leadership 👩‍💼 Women In Leadership 📝 Executive Memoirs ⚖️ Work-Life Integration 👩‍👧‍👦 Working Mothers

Renegade

by Richard Wolffe • 2009

The community-organizer playbook that scaled to a nation, broke every campaign rule, and won.

3.94

2k+

🗳️ Presidential Campaigns 📜 Political Biography 🌱 Grassroots Organizing 🇺🇸 American Political History 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Biracial Identity

Renegade 93%

The community-organizer playbook that scaled to a nation, broke every campaign rule, and won.

by Richard Wolffe 2009

3.94

2k+ ratings

🗳️ Presidential Campaigns 📜 Political Biography 🌱 Grassroots Organizing 🇺🇸 American Political History 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Biracial Identity

How Change Happens

by Leslie R. Crutchfield • 2018

Six factors determine whether a movement wins or dies. None of them start in Washington.

3.74

160

📢 Social Movements ✊ Community Organizing 🗳️ Political Strategy 📖 Narrative Change 🏗️ Movement Building

How Change Happens 93%

Six factors determine whether a movement wins or dies. None of them start in Washington.

by Leslie R. Crutchfield 2018

3.74

160 ratings

📢 Social Movements ✊ Community Organizing 🗳️ Political Strategy 📖 Narrative Change 🏗️ Movement Building

Secrets of Six-Figure Women

by Barbara Stanny (now Huson) • 2002

The hidden patterns that keep women's paychecks stuck, and the eight strategies to raise them.

4.03

4k+

💼 Women In Business 💰 Money Mindset 🤝 Negotiation Skills 📈 Career Advancement 🌱 Growth Mindset

Secrets of Six-Figure Women 93%

The hidden patterns that keep women's paychecks stuck, and the eight strategies to raise them.

by Barbara Stanny (now Huson) 2002

4.03

4k+ ratings

💼 Women In Business 💰 Money Mindset 🤝 Negotiation Skills 📈 Career Advancement 🌱 Growth Mindset

Feminist Fight Club

by Jessica Bennett • 2016

How to get heard, paid, and promoted when the office deck is stacked against you.

3.76

8k+

💢 Workplace Sexism 🧠 Unconscious Bias 😰 Imposter Syndrome 🗣️ Self-Advocacy 💰 Salary Negotiation

Feminist Fight Club 93%

How to get heard, paid, and promoted when the office deck is stacked against you.

by Jessica Bennett 2016

3.76

8k+ ratings

💢 Workplace Sexism 🧠 Unconscious Bias 😰 Imposter Syndrome 🗣️ Self-Advocacy 💰 Salary Negotiation

The Girl's Guide to Kicking Your Career Into Gear

by Caitlin Friedman • 2008

A career playbook for women: chart your course, negotiate your salary, and build a real network.

3.34

146

👩‍💼 Women In Business 🧭 Career Planning 📣 Self-Promotion 🤝 Networking 💰 Salary Negotiation

The Girl's Guide to Kicking Your Career Into Gear Summary

The Girl's Guide to Kicking Your Career Into Gear 93%

A career playbook for women: chart your course, negotiate your salary, and build a real network.

by Caitlin Friedman 2008

3.34

146 ratings

👩‍💼 Women In Business 🧭 Career Planning 📣 Self-Promotion 🤝 Networking 💰 Salary Negotiation

Be Fearless

by Jean Case • 2019

Start with what you have, treat risk like research, and fail forward: the method for breakthroughs.

3.54

981

🌍 Social Entrepreneurship 👻 Overcoming Fear 🧱 Failure Resilience 🚀 Audacious Goals 🎲 Risk Taking

Be Fearless 93%

Start with what you have, treat risk like research, and fail forward: the method for breakthroughs.

by Jean Case 2019

3.54

981 ratings

🌍 Social Entrepreneurship 👻 Overcoming Fear 🧱 Failure Resilience 🚀 Audacious Goals 🎲 Risk Taking

Imperfect Courage

by Jessica Honegger • 2018

Move before confidence shows up. A fair-trade founder's playbook for acting while still afraid.

4.07

2k+

🌍 Social Entrepreneurship 🏃 Action Over Perfection 🤝 Female Collaboration ✊ Everyday Activism ✝️ Christian Women's Leadership

Imperfect Courage 93%

Move before confidence shows up. A fair-trade founder's playbook for acting while still afraid.

by Jessica Honegger 2018

4.07

2k+ ratings

🌍 Social Entrepreneurship 🏃 Action Over Perfection 🤝 Female Collaboration ✊ Everyday Activism ✝️ Christian Women's Leadership

Leaving Microsoft to Change the World

by John Wood • 2006

A trekking trip, an empty library: why a Microsoft exec quit to build schools across Asia.

4.10

5k+

🚀 Social Entrepreneurship 🌍 Global Development 📖 Founder Memoir 🏘️ Community Development 👧 Girls' Education

Leaving Microsoft to Change the World Summary

Leaving Microsoft to Change the World 93%

A trekking trip, an empty library: why a Microsoft exec quit to build schools across Asia.

by John Wood 2006

4.10

5k+ ratings

🚀 Social Entrepreneurship 🌍 Global Development 📖 Founder Memoir 🏘️ Community Development 👧 Girls' Education

Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling

by Jane Hyun • 2005

The values that made you excel now cap your career. Rewire, not reject: the playbook.

3.52

249

🎋 Asian American 🏢 Corporate Leadership 🌐 Cross-Cultural Communication 🪪 Bicultural Identity 🌈 Diversity And Inclusion

Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling 92%

The values that made you excel now cap your career. Rewire, not reject: the playbook.

by Jane Hyun 2005

3.52

249 ratings

🎋 Asian American 🏢 Corporate Leadership 🌐 Cross-Cultural Communication 🪪 Bicultural Identity 🌈 Diversity And Inclusion

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