At a recent Women in Retail On the Road event, attendees rushed to find the nearest pen and paper when the panelists on stage began rattling off their book recommendations — myself included. Add these books on leadership and professional development — along with a few fun ones — to your reading (or listening) list:

  1. “How to Raise Successful People“ by Esther Wojcicki, recommended by Ran Wei Baker, Global Director, DTC, AB InBev, and a Women in Retail member
  2. “The Surrender Experiment: My Journey Into Life’s Perfection” by Michael A. Singer, recommended by Kelsey Moreira, Founder, Doughp
  3. “Picasso’s War: How Modern Art Came to America” by Hugh Eakin, recommended by Women in Retail member Kendra Horne, Vice President of Customer Marketing, JCPenney
  4. “The Next Right Thing: A Simple, Soulful Practice for Making Life Decisions” by Emily Freeman, recommended by Women in Retail consultant member Amy Finley, co-founder of Finton Design
  5. “Eleanor“ by David Michaelis, recommended by Women in Retail member Ines Rosa, CEO, Sense and Body
  6. “Nice Girls Still Don’t Get the Corner Office” by Lois Frankel, recommended by Layla Kasha, chief new store growth and marketing officer at Grocery Outlet
  7. “Professional Troublemaker: The Fear-Fighter Manual” by Luvvie Ajayi Jones, recommended by Women in Retail member Erin Talbot, vice president of human resources at Diamonds Direct.
  8. “The Mountain is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage Into Self-Mastery” by Brianna Wiest, recommended by Veronica Torres Hazley, Founder, Hey Chica! and CEO, Torres Hazley Enterprise
  9. “Leaders Eat Last” by Simon Sinek, recommended by Iris Diaz, Chief Marketing Officer, The Dallas Mavericks
  10. “Anna” by Amy Odell (Anna Wintour’s biography), recommended by Ellie Quartel, senior vice president, digital strategy, e-commerce and marketing, Fossil Group