One Step Forward, Two Steps Black by Dr Marcelle Moncrieffe-Newman
Dr Marcelle Moncrieffe-Newman is an academic with a PhD in Workplace Culture and the impact of career progression on Black Employees. In her thought-provoking new book she combines personal narrative, the lived experience Black employees across all levels, and her extensive PhD research to show how we can work together to dismantle these barriers and create a more equitable future for all.
Strategy and Leadership as Service by Sara Daw
Sara Daw is a business owner and CEO who is at the forefront of the Fractional Leadership movement. Many entrepreneurial and growing businesses don’t need, don’t want, and can’t afford full-time C-suite executives, so this book explores and explains exactly how SMEs can benefit from accessing talent and invaluable experience on a more flexible and affordable basis.
Faceplant by Dr. Melisa Buie, Keeley Hurley, Noël Kreidler
Like it or not, failure is an inevitable part of running any business, but this new book brings a fresh perspective on how we should view these daily challenges. Dr. Melisa Buie is an experienced problem-solver and thought-challenger, and with her co-authors Keeley Hurley and Noël Kreidler, has created this empowering guide to transforming setbacks into stepping stones for future success.
Why Is SHE Still Here? by Patty Azzarello
Having been CEO of one of the world’s top tech companies while still in her 30s, Patty Azzarello is someone who knows what it is like to lead in a high pressure, male-dominated environment. However, this is more than just a memoir of her success – it is vulnerable, insightful, heartfelt and genuinely very funny. It is a guidebook to leading a business without turning into the kind of boss you’d hate.
Beyond Palatable by Sophie Jane Lee
Many women in business will be familiar with pressures to ‘fit in’ in the workplace, and consequently dilute or shrink themselves in order to appear ‘palatable’. Journalist Sophie Jane Lee spent years struggling with exactly these expectations, and so set about creating this manifesto to help all women step into lives that feel grounded, powerful and aligned with who they truly are.
Born to Buzz by Laura Best
Laura Best is the creator of Passion Collective, a global community of thousands of individuals each following their own passion projects. In this new book she shares a relatable, science-backed, practical framework to help you live a passion-first life and weave what you really love into every day. Born to Buzz is for anyone who says they’re ‘fine’, but knows deep down they’re meant for more.
