Books

Want a deeper dive into the topics of this year’s Positive Business Conference Amplified? Consider the books authored by our speakers or some of these other relevant reads to help you ignite bold transformation that fuels a thriving world.

A More Just Future: Psychological Tools for Reckoning with Our Past and Driving Social Change by Dolly ChughAll You Have to Do is Ask: How to Master the Most Important Skill for Success by Wayne BakerAwakening Compassion at Work: The Quiet Power that Elevates People and Organizations by Monica C. Worline and Jane E. Dutton
Belonging: The Science of Creating Connection and Bridging Divides by Geoffrey CohenBittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole by Susan CainChanging Your Company from the Inside Out: A Guide for Social Intrapreneurs by Gerald F. Davis and Christopher J. White
Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It by Ethan KrossChief Joy Officer: How Great Leaders Elevate Human Energy and Eliminate Fear by Rich SheridanDiagnosing and Changing Organizational Culture: Based on the Competing Values Framework by Kim S. Cameron and Robert E. Quinn
The Doors You Can Open: A New Way to Network, Build Trust, and Use Your Influence to Create a More Inclusive Workplace by Rosalind ChowThe Economics of Higher Purpose: Eight Counterintuitive Steps for Creating a Purpose-Driven Organization by Robert E. Quinn and Anjan V. ThakorFor the Culture: The Power Behind What We Buy, What We Do, and Who We Want to Be by Marcus Collins
Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela DuckworthHidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things by Adam GrantHope for Cynics: The Surprising Science of Human Goodness by Jamil Zaki
How to Be a Positive Leader: Small Actions, Big Impact edited by Jane E. Dutton and Gretchen M. SpreitzerThe Joy of Connections: 100 Ways to Beat Loneliness and Live a Happier and More Meaningful Life by Ruth K. Westheimer and Allison Gilbert Pierre LehuLife on Purpose: How Living for What Matters Most Changes Everything by Victor J. Strecher
Lift: The Fundamental State of Leadership by Ryan W. Quinn and Robert E. QuinnManagement as a Calling: Leading Business, Serving Society by Andrew J. HoffmanNegotiating Genuinely: Being Yourself in Business by Shirli Kopelman
Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World by Adam GrantThe Person You Mean to Be: How Good People Fight Bias by Dolly ChughPositive Communication for Leaders: Proven Strategies for Inspiring Unity and Effecting Change by Julien C. Mirivel and Alexander Lyon
The Power of Flexing: How to Use Small Daily Experiments to Create Big Life Changing Growth by Susan AshfordPracticing Positive Leadership: Tools and Techniques That Create Extraordinary Results by Kim CameronThe Prepared Leader: Emerge from Any Crisis More Resilient Than Before by Erika H. James and Lynn Perry Wooten
QUIET: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking by Susan CainRace, Work, and Leadership: New Perspectives on the Black Experience edited by Laura Morgan Roberts, Anthony J. Mayo, and David A. ThomasShift: Managing Your Emotions – So They Don’t Manage You by Ethan Kross
Stretch: Unlock the Power of Less – and Achieve More Than You Ever Imagined by Scott SonensheinThink Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know by Adam GrantThe Vanishing American Corporation: Navigating the Hazards of a New Economy by Gerald F. Davis
The War for Kindness by Jamil Zaki