Katharine Graham: Personal History by Katharine Graham

Katharine Graham’s Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir tells the story of a woman who unexpectedly found herself leading one of America’s most influential newspapers. She faced enormous personal and professional challenges but ultimately became one of the most consequential media executives of her generation.

I loved the inside story of how Graham grew into leadership rather than pretending to have all the answers from the beginning. She surrounded herself with talented people, learned to trust her judgment, and made difficult decisions when the stakes were extraordinarily high. That’s a leadership lesson that translates directly to business.