Back to School Reading List

September 3, 2019

Ashlee Berry

This summer was meaningful and inspirational for the Women's ALI Team as we launched the inaugural Summer Leadership Intensive. Our talented ALI Fellows and the incredible line up of Keynote Speakers and Guest Presenters gave us lots of food for thought in both how we want to grow as an organization and as individuals.

With back-to-school season upon us, we want to seize the academic momentum and immerse ourselves in some of the educational reads recommended by presenters. Our mission of "Educate. Empower. Engage" holds true for us as well--constant learning can only better equip us to give back to the community!

Join us as we begin making our way through the Summer Leadership Intensive recommended reading!

*Scroll over the images below for a brief description of each book and find links to purchase at the end of this blog.*

Have you ever left a nerve-racking challenge and immediately wished for a do over? Maybe after a job interview, a performance, or a difficult conversation? By accessing our personal power, we can achieve "presence," the state in which we stop worrying about the impression we're making on others and instead adjust the impression we've been making on ourselves.

The aim of ‘Toastmaster’s Secret: A Practical Guide to Become a Competent Communicator in Public Speaking’, is to help you get most out of your competent communicator journey and become really good at Public Speaking

What if someone told you that your behavior was controlled by a powerful, invisible force? Most of us would be skeptical of such a claim—but it’s largely true. Our brains are constantly transmitting and receiving signals of which we are unaware.

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POWER CUES: The Subtle Science of Leading Groups, Persuading Others, and Maximizing Your Personal Impact by Nick Morgan

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PRESENCE: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges

by Amy Cuddy

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LEADERSHIP PRESENCE: Dramatic Techniques to Reach Out, Motivate, and Inspire

by Kathy Lubar and Belle Linda Halpern

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WHY GENDER MATTERS

by Leonard Sax, M.D., Ph.D.

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