January 2021 list by L. Gee
 
 
The Character Edge: Leading and Winning with Integrity
by Robert L. Caslen and Michael D. Matthews

General Robert L. Caslen, Jr. and psychologist Dr. Michael D. Matthews are experts on the psychology of character and its correlation with successful leadership, and how to build it in individuals and prospective leaders. In this book, they use examples of great leaders from Abe Lincoln to Rosa Parks, Mahatma Gandhi to Susan B. Anthony, Martin Luther King, Jr. to Nelson Mandela, to show that skill mastery isn’t the secret to highly effective leaders.  It is that all their skill, grit, resilience, charisma, and courage emanated from one thing: their strength of character.
 
Good Guys: How Men Can Be Better Allies for Women in the Workplace
by David Smith and W. Brad Johnson

Good Guys is the first book to provide a practical, research-based guide for how to be a male ally to women in the workplace. Filled with firsthand accounts from both men and women, as well as tips for getting started, the book shows how men can partner with their female colleagues to advance women's leadership and equality by breaking ingrained gender stereotypes, overcoming unconscious biases, developing and supporting the talented women around them, and creating productive and respectful working relationships with women--especially in a post #MeToo world.
 
The Leader's Guide to Unconscious Bias: How to Reframe Bias, Cultivate Connection, and Create High-Performance Teams
by Pamela Fuller, Mark Murphy with Anne Chow

Written  by the experts at FranklinCovey, The Leader’s Guide to Unconscious Bias, is an Ideal guide for every manager who wants to understand and move past their own preconceived ideas.  This book provides more than thirty unique tools to help leaders overcome unconscious bias to enable the workplace to achieve its highest performance rate and unlock the potential of every person they encounter.
 
The Path: Accelerating Your Journey to Financial Freedom
by Peter Mallouk with Tony Robbins

Financial independence depends on knowing two things: how the market works and your own financial goals. In The Path: Accelerating Your Journey to Financial Freedom, renowned financial advisor Peter Mallouk, along with the nation’s top life and business strategist Tony Robbins, lay out a step-by-step guide to building a personalized plan to financial independence.  A mixture of practical advice and a personal assessment of the life you want to live, The Path is not just a book about investing, but a roadmap for long-term financial freedom.
 
Personal Finance 101: From Saving and Investing to Taxes and Loans, an Essential Primer on Personal Finance
by Alfred Mill

Personal Finance 101 is a comprehensive beginner's guide to personal finances covering the basics ranging from selecting a bank, building an emergency fund, understanding employment benefits packages, refinancing student loans, establishing mortgage-worthy credit, and much more.  Use this guide to gain the skills you need to make good financial decisions, become financially responsible, and grow your personal wealth.  
 
Time Smart: How to Reclaim Your Time and Live a Happier Life
by Ashley Whillans

Author and Harvard Business School professor, Ashley Whillans, presents proven strategies for improving “time affluence”--taking back the time you lose to mindless tasks and unfulfilling chores.  Following her strategies will help you free up seconds, minutes and hours, that, when added up, equal time spent in more positive and healthy activities resulting in a time smart, happier and more fulfilling life.
 
Unapologetically Ambitious: Take Risks, Break Barriers, and Create Success on Your Own Terms
by Shellye Archambeau

IBM’s first woman African-American CEO relates the empowering lessons she learned while taking charge of her career and climbing the ranks of the corporate world.  These lessons include risk taking, establishing your reputation, balancing family life, network building and developing financial literacy.  As she shares her experience in this inspiring leadership book, she offers a blueprint and key take-aways for you, the reader, to achieve your own personal and professional goals.