Start With These Five
The foundational reading list for every She's Vetted participant.
- Dare to LeadBrené Brown
- Your Next MissionLida Citroën
- The MemoMinda Harts
- Profit FirstMike Michalowicz
- The 6 Types of Working GeniusPatrick Lencioni
The Leadership Library
Leadership books for veteran women.
A curated collection of leadership, business, workforce, financial, and professional development books selected to support women veterans and military-connected entrepreneurs.
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Featured Collections
Start where you are.
Military to Business Leadership
For veterans translating service into a company they own.
- Your Next MissionLida Citroën
- Lead from the OutsideStacey Abrams
- PresenceAmy Cuddy
- EssentialismGreg McKeown
Building a Stronger Company
Systems, cash, and team — the operator's reading list.
- Profit FirstMike Michalowicz
- The E-Myth RevisitedMichael E. Gerber
- MultipliersLiz Wiseman
- The Culture CodeDaniel Coyle
Leading Without Losing Yourself
For the founder carrying company, family, and service.
- Dare to LeadBrené Brown
- Set Boundaries, Find PeaceNedra Glover Tawwab
- BurnoutEmily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski
- EssentialismGreg McKeown
Executive Presence and Visibility
How to show up ready for the buyer, the board, and the room.
- PresenceAmy Cuddy
- The Confidence CodeKatty Kay and Claire Shipman
- The MemoMinda Harts
- The First, the Few, the OnlyDeepa Purushothaman
Leadership
Dare to Lead
by Brené Brown
A field guide to leading with courage — building trust, giving hard feedback, and staying whole while doing brave work.
- Leadership
- Executive Presence
- Communication
- Read time
- 8–10 hours
- Level
- Intermediate
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Veteran Transition
Your Next Mission
by Lida Citroën
A personal branding and reputation playbook for veterans transitioning into civilian leadership and entrepreneurship.
- Veteran Transition
- Executive Presence
- Communication
- Read time
- 6–8 hours
- Level
- Introductory
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Leadership
Lead from the Outside
by Stacey Abrams
A frank leadership manual for women, people of color, and anyone else who was not handed the traditional playbook.
- Leadership
- Personal Development
- Read time
- 7–9 hours
- Level
- Intermediate
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Executive Presence
The Memo
by Minda Harts
The career and workplace advice women of color rarely receive — and cannot afford to miss.
- Executive Presence
- Leadership
- Negotiation
- Personal Development
- Read time
- 5–7 hours
- Level
- Intermediate
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Executive Presence
The Confidence Code
by Katty Kay and Claire Shipman
A researched look at what confidence actually is, where it comes from, and how women build it on purpose.
- Executive Presence
- Personal Development
- Communication
- Read time
- 6–8 hours
- Level
- Introductory
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Executive Presence
Presence
by Amy Cuddy
How to bring your most confident self to the moments that matter most.
- Executive Presence
- Personal Development
- Read time
- 6–8 hours
- Level
- Introductory
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Capital Readiness
Profit First
by Mike Michalowicz
A cash management system that pays the owner first and forces the business to operate on what is left.
- Capital Readiness
- Business Growth
- Read time
- 6–8 hours
- Level
- Introductory
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Business Growth
The E-Myth Revisited
by Michael E. Gerber
Why most small businesses fail — and what it takes to build a company that can run without the founder.
- Business Growth
- Workforce and Teams
- Read time
- 8–10 hours
- Level
- Intermediate
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Workforce and Teams
The 6 Types of Working Genius
by Patrick Lencioni
A model for identifying the work each person is wired to do — and the work that drains them.
- Workforce and Teams
- Leadership
- Read time
- 4–5 hours
- Level
- Introductory
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Communication
Radical Candor
by Kim Scott
How to be a boss who challenges directly and cares personally — at the same time.
- Communication
- Leadership
- Workforce and Teams
- Read time
- 7–9 hours
- Level
- Intermediate
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Leadership
Multipliers
by Liz Wiseman
How the best leaders make everyone smarter — and how the worst accidentally shrink their teams.
- Leadership
- Workforce and Teams
- Read time
- 8–10 hours
- Level
- Intermediate
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Workforce and Teams
The Culture Code
by Daniel Coyle
The secrets of highly successful groups — and how to build one intentionally.
- Workforce and Teams
- Leadership
- Read time
- 7–9 hours
- Level
- Intermediate
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Personal Development
Essentialism
by Greg McKeown
The disciplined pursuit of less, but better.
- Personal Development
- Leadership
- Founder Wellbeing
- Read time
- 5–7 hours
- Level
- Introductory
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Founder Wellbeing
Set Boundaries, Find Peace
by Nedra Glover Tawwab
A practical guide to reclaiming your time, energy, and relationships.
- Founder Wellbeing
- Personal Development
- Communication
- Read time
- 5–7 hours
- Level
- Introductory
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Founder Wellbeing
Burnout
by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski
The secret to unlocking the stress cycle — and staying whole while you build.
- Founder Wellbeing
- Personal Development
- Read time
- 7–9 hours
- Level
- Introductory
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Capital Readiness
We Should All Be Millionaires
by Rachel Rodgers
A woman's guide to earning more, building wealth, and taking up the room.
- Capital Readiness
- Business Growth
- Personal Development
- Read time
- 7–9 hours
- Level
- Intermediate
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Executive Presence
The First, the Few, the Only
by Deepa Purushothaman
A candid look at what it costs — and what it takes — to lead as a woman of color in corporate spaces.
- Executive Presence
- Leadership
- Personal Development
- Read time
- 7–9 hours
- Level
- Intermediate
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Personal Development
Grit
by Angela Duckworth
Why passion and perseverance matter more than talent — and how to develop them.
- Personal Development
- Leadership
- Read time
- 8–10 hours
- Level
- Introductory
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