These books span across the domains of management, psychology, learning design, and business. They shaped my point of view on how to tell a story, understand human motivation, consider the role of power in organizations, show up as a feminist boss, and be more self-aware. All of those things are interconnected.
Armbrust, Jennifer. The Business Birthing Handbook. Are you tired? It's likely because you've been chewed up by gnarly demands on your body, or toxic notions of "growth" or "success." Armbrust reframes business as a creative, nurturing process.
Conscious Leadership Group. The 15 Committments of Conscious Leadership. If you are new to management, start here.
Evans, Julia. Help! I have a manager!. If you aren't getting what you want from your manager or leader, this book will give you a framework for understanding why--and what to do about it.
Fischer, Robert. Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement without Giving In. Does the word "negotiation" make you nervous? It won't after you read this.
Hoffman, Reid. The Alliance: Managing talent in the networked age. If you struggle with how to set expectations, understand motivations or just plain need a roadmap for your own development, read this book.
Hoffman, Reid. The Startup of You. Do you know where your career is going? This (regrettably-named) book presents the useful "ABZ Plan" structure to help you imagine the right fit among domain, role, and trajectory.
Hogan, Lara. Resilient Management. I use her feedback framework constantly. It's brief and every page has gems.
Hoy, Amy. Is bad copy killing your product?. Hoy uses the "Pain, Dream, Fix" framework for copywriting, which our team uses to level up our outreach.
Odell, Jenny. How to do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy.
Poo, Ai-jen. This is our caring revolution.
Rumelt, Richard. Good Strategy, Bad Strategy: the Difference, and Why It Matters.
Sierra, Kathy. Badass: Making Users Awesome.