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 amplify a human-centered approach to global enterprise.

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