Transformative Books

Six powerful books on leadership, diversity & inclusion, and professional development that have transformed organizations and empowered thousands of leaders.

Diversity & Inclusion: The Big Six Formula for Success

Diversity & Inclusion: The Big Six Formula for Success

This book describes the “New Normal” and offers an action plan for utilizing Diversity & Inclusion as a key business strategy. It provides a roadmap for navigating the increasing diversity in the workplace and marketplace, serving as a “Toolkit” of strategies for leveraging the power of D&I.

Make It Happen: 12 Steps to Reimagining Success and Creating the Career of Your Dreams

Make It Happen: 12 Steps to Reimagining Success and Creating the Career of Your Dreams

This publication is described as a guide for modern professionals seeking to progress in their careers while maintaining relationships and respect. It addresses the “unwritten” rules of career building and navigating organizational politics in a multi-generational workplace.

The Inclusion Solution: My Big Six Formula for Success

The Inclusion Solution: My Big Six Formula for Success

This book focuses on a practical approach to inclusion and diversity, emphasizing its role in building capacity, market share, and revenues.

New-School Leadership: Making a Difference in the 21st Century

New-School Leadership: Making a Difference in the 21st Century

This work provides a roadmap for transformational leadership, drawing upon decades of business experience to offer explicit directions for improving an individual’s leadership skills. It highlights principles such as continuous learning, growth, innovation, and setting clear expectations.

Association Management Excellence: Become an Expert by Preparing for the CAE Exam

Association Management Excellence: Become an Expert by Preparing for the CAE Exam

Aimed at executive-level individuals, this book is designed to assist those preparing for the Certified Association Executive (CAE) exam. It includes information, references, and tips for studying and taking the test, outlining strategies and tactics for preparation.

Where is Your Why?: A Formula of Building Blocks to Attain Success

Where is Your Why?: A Formula of Building Blocks to Attain Success

This book unpacks Abrams’ “Formula” for success, guiding readers on how to develop and execute a personal plan of attack to achieve their important goals. It is presented as a framework for identifying “What Matters” to the reader and strategically focusing on it.

Praise for the Books

What leaders and experts are saying about D.A. Abrams' work.

"Where is your Why? unpacks the thinking behind D.A. Abrams’s well-reasoned and inspiring “Formula” for success..."

Katrina M. Adams
Author of “Own The Arena: Getting Ahead, Making A Difference, and Succeeding as the Only One.”

"Make It Happen is the modern bible for all things career-related for the modern professional."

Jennifer Brown
President & CEO; Jennifer Brown Consulting

"New-School Leadership is a road map toward the transformational leadership that D.A. has demonstrated in business and in life."

Honorable David N. Dinkins
106th Mayor of the City of New York

"Diversity & Inclusion clearly describes the ‘New Normal’ and offers a ‘ready to go’ Action Plan for any organization that wants to use D&I as a key business strategy."

Dr. Dale G. Caldwell
Author, Intelligent Influence

"The Inclusion Solution is not a theoretical book about INCLUSION & Diversity. It is a book about building capacity, market share and revenues."

Andre Taylor
Author, Entrepreneur, Media Personality

"Association Management Excellence is a must read for any career minded individual who is pursuing the coveted Certified Association Executive (CAE) distinction."

Rory Paquette

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