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Gary A. Bolles is the adjunct chair for the Future of Work at Singularity University and a partner at the consulting firm Charrette LLC. He’s also a cofounder of eParachute, which helps people get ahead in their careers. Previously, he was the editorial director of Inter@ctive Week and Yahoo! Internet Life, the chief operating officer at Evolve Software, and VP of marketing at Network Products Corporation.

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Conscious Leadership (2020) reveals what it takes to lead a purpose-driven business that sees beyond the bottom line. Drawing on his experience as CEO of one of the largest supermarket chains in the United States, John Mackey shows how leaders can shape their businesses to become more innovative, competitive, and socially responsible.

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Steve McIntosh is the president and cofounder of the Institute for Cultural Evolution, a nonprofit social policy think tank. He has written many books, including Developmental Politics.

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Building an Inclusive Organization (2019) offers a roadmap for leaders to create organizations that truly celebrate diverse perspectives in the workplace. The authors show that to become truly inclusive, workplaces need to work hard to overcome unconscious bias, create divergent teams where people challenge each other, and implement policies to create a psychologically safe environment for all.

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Give & Get Employer Branding (2020) is a handy introduction and guidebook into the world of employer branding. You’ll find all the basic information you need to reinvigorate your employer brand in order to attract the best candidates and turn your current employees into loyal and eager ambassadors for your organization.

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This Could Be Our Future (2019) is a manifesto for a better tomorrow – a future world that isn’t ruled solely by money, but by all forms of value that humanity produces. Former Kickstarter CEO Yancey Strickler explains how our modern obsession with “financial maximization” has led society astray – bankrupting institutions, stifling innovation, and starving creativity – and what we can do to adjust our course.

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Innovation for the Fatigued (2019) grapples with a curse of the corporate world: innovation fatigue. Rather than inventing anything useful or new, many organizations are mired in fashionable soundbites about “disruption” and “blue sky thinking.” It peels back the layers of nonsense to look at how companies can establish a deep and purposeful innovation culture.

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Simon Sinek is an author who has helped many organizations, including Fortune 100 companies and non-profit organizations, as well as politicians and the US military, reach new heights. His TED Talk, Start With Why, is the third most popular of all time. His previous books include Leaders Eat Last (2014) and Together is Better (2016).

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© Lee G. Bolman and Terrence E. Deal: Reframing Organizations copyright 2017, John Wiley & Sons Inc. Used by permission of John Wiley & Sons Inc. and shall not be made available to any unauthorized third parties.

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