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.​

PBC21 SPEAKER All You Have to Do is Ask: How to Master the Most Important Skill for Success by Wayne Baker	PBC21 SPEAKER Awakening Compassion at Work: The Quiet Power that Elevates People and Organizations by Monica C. Worline and Jane E. Dutton	PBC21 SPEAKER  Become Unmistakable: Start The Journey From Commodity To Oddity by Michael D. Novakoski and John M. Parker
PBC21 SPEAKER  Changing Your Company from the Inside Out: A Guide for Social Intrapreneurs by Gerald F. Davis and Christopher J. White	PBC21 SPEAKER 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
PBC21 SPEAKER  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
Enough About Me: The Unexpected Power of Selflessness by Richard Lui	Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth	PBC21 SPEAKER  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	PBC21 SPEAKER  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
PBC21 SPEAKER  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	PBC21 SPEAKER  Race, Work, and Leadership: New Perspectives on the Black Experience edited by Laura Morgan Roberts, Anthony J. Mayo, and David A. Thomas
PBC21 SPEAKER  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
The Person You Mean to Be: How Good People Fight Bias by Dolly Chugh	PBC21 SPEAKER  The Power of Flexing: How to Use Small Daily Experiments to Create Big Life Changing Growth by Susan Ashford	PBC21 SPEAKER  The Vanishing American Corporation: Navigating the Hazards of a New Economy by Gerald F. Davis
Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know by Adam Grant	PBC21 SPEAKER  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	PBC21 SPEAKER  What Are Your Blind Spots? Conquering the 5 Misconceptions that Hold Leaders Back by Jim Haudan and Rich Berens