LADY LEADERS + READERS BOOK CLUB
We’ve combined our two amazing book clubs for ambitious women - whether you’re an entrepreneur, a manager, or an otherwise ambitious lady leader, this is the book club for you! We’ll meet over coffee, tea, and/or wine here at Book + Bottle to discuss personal and professional development topics relevant to professional and ambitious women, especially those in management, leadership, and/or entrepreneurial positions.
Schedule
Lady Leaders + Readers Book Club will meet on the last Sunday of each month from 10AM -12PM (right before the shop opens!). We’ve got mimosas, coffee, and snacks and lots of ladies to discuss these great books!
This month discussing: Lead from the Outside by Stacey Abrams
Lead from the Outside is a necessary guide to harnessing the strengths of being an outsider by Stacey Abrams, one of the most prominent black female politicians in the U.S.
Leadership is hard. Convincing others―and often yourself―that you possess the answers and are capable of world-affecting change requires confidence, insight, and sheer bravado. Lead from the Outside is the handbook for outsiders, written with the awareness of the experiences and challenges that hinder anyone who exists beyond the structure of traditional white male power―women, people of color, members of the LGBTQ community, and millennials ready to make a difference.
In Lead from the Outside, Stacey Abrams argues that knowing your own passion is the key to success, regardless of the scale or target. From launching a company, to starting a day care center for homeless teen moms, to running a successful political campaign, finding what you want to fight for is as critical as knowing how to turn thought into action. Stacey uses her experience and hard-won insights to break down how ambition, fear, money, and failure function in leadership, while offering personal stories that illuminate practical strategies.
Stacey includes exercises to help you hone your skills and realize your aspirations. She discusses candidly what she has learned over the course of her impressive career: that differences in race, gender, and class are surmountable. With direction and dedication, being in the minority actually provides unique and vital strength, which we can employ to rise to the top and make real change.
Previous Selections: Humor, Seriously, Financial Feminist, Radical Compassion, The Sum of Us, Finding Me, You Learn by Living, Composure, Burnout, Fearless, Joyful, Grit, We Should All Be Millionaires, Lean In, Just Work, Dare to Lead, Radical Candor, etc.