Books
Want a deeper dive into the topics of this year’s Positive Business Conference? Consider the books authored by our speakers (noted with PBC21 SPEAKER) or some of these other relevant reads to help you build stronger, more connected teams and companies.
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All You Have to Do is Ask: How to Master the Most Important Skill for Success by Wayne Baker |
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Awakening Compassion at Work: The Quiet Power that Elevates People and Organizations by Monica C. Worline and
Jane E. Dutton |
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Become Unmistakable: Start The Journey From Commodity To Oddity by Michael D. Novakoski and John M. Parker |
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Changing Your Company from the Inside Out: A Guide for Social Intrapreneurs by Gerald F. Davis and Christopher J. White |
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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 |
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Contemporary Issues in Digital Marketing: New Paradigms, Perspectives, and Practices by John Branch, Marcus Collins, and Eldad Stonick-Yogev |
Diagnosing and Changing Organizational Culture: Based on the Competing Values Framework by Kim S. Cameron and Robert E. Quinn |
donothing: The Most Rewarding Leadership Challenge You’ll Ever Take by Rob Dubé |
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Enough About Me: The Unexpected Power of Selflessness by Richard Lui |
Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth |
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How to Be a Positive Leader: Small Actions, Big Impact edited by Jane E. Dutton and Gretchen M. Spreitzer |
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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 |
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Negotiating Genuinely: Being Yourself in Business by Shirli Kopelman |
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Nine Lies About Work: A Freethinking Leader’s Guide to the Real World by Marcus Buckingham and Ashley Goodall |
Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World by Adam Grant |
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Positive Organizing in a Global Society: Understanding and Engaging Differences for Capacity Building and Inclusion edited by Lynn Perry Wooten, Laura Morgan Roberts, and Martin N. Davidson |
Practicing Positive Leadership: Tools and Techniques That Create Extraordinary Results by Kim Cameron |
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Race, Work, and Leadership: New Perspectives on the Black Experience edited by Laura Morgan Roberts, Anthony J. Mayo, and David A. Thomas |
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Reinventing the Organization: How Companies Can Deliver Radically Greater Value in Fast-Changing Markets by Arthur Yeung and Dave Ulrich |
Stretch: Unlock the Power of Less – and Achieve More Than You Ever Imagined by Scott Sonenshein |
The Economics of Higher Purpose: Eight Counterintuitive Steps for Creating a Purpose-Driven Organization by Robert E. Quinn and Anjan V. Thakor |
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The Person You Mean to Be: How Good People Fight Bias by Dolly Chugh |
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The Power of Flexing: How to Use Small Daily Experiments to Create Big Life Changing Growth by Susan Ashford |
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The Vanishing American Corporation: Navigating the Hazards of a New Economy by Gerald F. Davis |
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Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know by Adam Grant |
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Victory Through Organization: Why the War for Talent is Failing Your Company and What You Can Do About It by Dave Ulrich, David Kryscynski, Mike Ulrich, and Wayne Brockbank |
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What Are Your Blind Spots? Conquering the 5 Misconceptions that Hold Leaders Back by Jim Haudan and Rich Berens |