Our essential reading list is based on the core competencies we believe are crucial for any Corporate Culture professional
Last update: January, 2022
The Classics
Schein, E.H. and Schein, P. (2017). Organizational Culture and Leadership (5th edition). John Wiley & Sons
Cameron, K.S., & Quinn, R.E. (2011). Diagnosing and changing organizational culture (3rd edition). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass
On Behavior Change
Wendel, S. (2020). Designing for Behavior Change: Applying Psychology and Behavioral Economics. O’Reilly
Bucher, A. (2020) Engaged: Designing for Behavior Change. Rosenfeld
On Human-Centric Cultures
Mosley, E. and Irvine D. (2021). Making Work Human. McGraw Hill
Hamel, G. and Zanini, M. (2020) Humanocracy: Creating Organizations as Amazing as the People Inside Them. Harvard Business Review Press
On Purpose-Driven Cultures
Quinn, R. E. and Thakor, A. (2019). The Economics of Higher Purpose. Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Polman, P. and Winston, A. (2021). Net Positive: How Courageous Companies Thrive by Giving More Than They Take. Harvard Business Review Press
Korngold, A. (2014). A Better World, Inc.: How Companies Profit by Solving Global Problems...Where Governments Cannot. Palgrave Macmillan
Mackey, J. and Sisodia, R. (2014). Conscious Capitalism: Liberating the Heroic Spirit of Business. Harvard Business Review Press
On High-Performing Teams
Coyle, D. (2019). The Culture Code. Ballantine Book
Edmondson, A. (2018). The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth. Wiley John and Sons
On Emotional Intelligence
Hughes, M. and Bradford Terrell, J. (2012). Emotional Intelligence in Action. Pfeiffer
Bradberry, T. and Greaves, J. (2009). Emotional Intelligence 2.0. Talentsmart