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 Chugh All You Have to Do is Ask: How to Master the Most Important Skill for Success by Wayne Baker Awakening 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 Cohen Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole by Susan Cain Changing 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 Kross Chief Joy Officer: How Great Leaders Elevate Human Energy and Eliminate Fear by Rich Sheridan Diagnosing and Changing Organizational Culture: Based on the Competing Values Framework by Kim S. Cameron and Robert E. Quinn
The Economics of Higher Purpose: Eight Counterintuitive Steps for Creating a Purpose-Driven Organization by Robert E. Quinn and Anjan V. Thakor For 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 Duckworth
Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things by Adam Grant How to Be a Positive Leader: Small Actions, Big Impact edited by Jane E. Dutton and Gretchen M. Spreitzer Life 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. Quinn Management as a Calling: Leading Business, Serving Society by Andrew J. Hoffman Negotiating Genuinely: Being Yourself in Business by Shirli Kopelman
Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World by Adam Grant The Person You Mean to Be: How Good People Fight Bias by Dolly Chugh Positive 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 Ashford Practicing Positive Leadership: Tools and Techniques That Create Extraordinary Results by Kim Cameron The 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 Cain Race, Work, and Leadership: New Perspectives on the Black Experience edited by Laura Morgan Roberts, Anthony J. Mayo, and David A. Thomas Stretch: Unlock the Power of Less – and Achieve More Than You Ever Imagined by Scott Sonenshein
Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know by Adam Grant The Vanishing American Corporation: Navigating the Hazards of a New Economy by Gerald F. Davis The War for Kindness by Jamil Zaki