Readers and the BU community often share their surprise with me at the range of books and topics they find on Books Uplift. I am too, often surprised at what books are sent my way. While not all of them make it to the site, I would hazard to guess 95% do get their very […]
Tag Archives | leadership
6 Picks: Books That Help You Navigate Challenging Colleagues
There will always be people in the workplace with bad attitudes. Many people I know want to change careers solely because they want to flee from a toxic colleague. What a shame to feel you must uproot your career journey just because of a toxic person. It’s unthinkable and unfair. But the truth is we […]
Advice From Pros: Erin Henn from Booksmart Literary Scouting
Booksmart Literary Scouting is a literary scouting agency founded in 2022 and led by Erin Hennicke, drawing on her 25+ years of industry experience and combining her love of great writing and film/TV. Hennicke began her career in the Subsidiary Rights Department at Viking Penguin, overseeing domestic/foreign/audio/& film/TV rights, before segueing into the film industry […]
Strength to Stand: Overcoming, Succeeding, Thriving, Advancing, Winning.
A lot of promises are made in this title, so naturally I was drawn to what author, pastor, and motivational speaker T. D. Jakes had to share. A servant of God, Jake has written this book for both believers and those who are curious about Christianity. But pulling back the lens, you can see that […]
Finding Clarity: How compassionate accountability builds vibrant relationships, thriving workplaces, and meaningful lives.
Finding Clarity by Marc Lesser is all about increasing self-awareness and interpersonal skills so one can live, and lead, with more depth, compassion, and effectiveness. Marc has decades of experience that “he lived and practiced” in preparation of writing this book. Director of Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, MBA, and CEO of three companies, including a […]
Author Q&A With Scott Kyle
Scott Kyle is the CEO and Chief Investment Officer of Coastwise Capital Group LLC, a boutique money management firm headquartered in La Jolla, CA. He was a co-founder of The Active Network, Inc. one of the original ‘unicorns’ when it went public at a valuation of over $1B in 2011 and where he served as […]
Comeback Careers: Rethink, Refresh, Reinvent Your Success at 40, 50, and Beyond
Simply put, this is a must-read manual for anyone thinking about coming back into their career after stepping out for a while. But it’s not just a strategy for career gaps. It’s also a guide for those who want something new, thinking about entrepreneurship, poised to make their dream career a reality or stepping into […]
Executive Presence: The Missing Link Between Merit and Success
This is a book that everyone who prioritizes success should have on their bookshelf and refer to on a regular basis. What I like best about this book, by Sylvia Ann Hewlett, is that it’s all about the little nuances that we take for granted that can make powerful differences in your personal and professional […]
Return on Ambition: A Radical Approach to Your Achievement, Growth, and Well-Being
If you’re set on achieving big goals, being ropelled by your ambition gets results. And this book offers the definition of ambition as “a powerful yearning and drive to attain a future stat that is different from today and challenging to reach.” While it can be driven by many root factors, it’s the never-ending fuel […]
Bookstore Spotlight: Planting People Growing Justice
Here’s a ‘novel’ concept, build an online bookstore and publishing house to answer the call of social change. And what could be timelier? Dr. Artika Tyner is the founder and manager of the Planting People Growing Justice Press and Bookstore, a “Black woman owned social enterprise” that opened its doors in 2017 in St. Paul […]