Positive Workplace Suggested Reading & Listening
Our editors created this list of positive workplace suggested reading and podcasts on topics that help you build better workplaces.
Hosted by A Better Paradigm (ABP) Founder, Veronica “Niki” Fielding, and ABP Editor & Chief Designer, Natalie Lorenzo, the [...]
Full Title: A Practical Guide to Kindness in the Workplace Summary This guide emphasizes the importance of kindness in [...]
Full Title: Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones Summary "Tiny [...]
Full Title: Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants Summary "Drawing on her life as an [...]
Full Title: Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art Summary "There is nothing more essential to our health [...]
Hosted by Nicholas Whitaker and Scott Shute, the Changing Work Podcast dives into making real, purposeful change in the [...]
Full Title: Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It Summary "Tell a [...]
Full Title: Conversations Worth Having, Second Edition: Using Appreciative Inquiry to Fuel Productive and Meaningful Engagement Summary This book teaches [...]
Full Title: From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life Summary [...]
"Managing is a tough job, sometimes a seemingly thankless one where you can feel squeezed from all sides. But [...]
Full Title: Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don't Summary "Imagine a world where almost [...]
- Anna Oakes, Changing Work, Désirée Pascual, Earl Talbot, Jennifer Leslie, Jill Santercier, Nicole Seawell, Quentin Finney, Rachael O'Meara, Tricia Livermore
Full Title: Leading with Self-Awareness: Starting from the Inside Out Summary "What if self-awareness was seen as the foundation [...]
Full Title: Love as a Business Strategy: Resilience, Belonging & Success Summary The authors tell how they transformed their company, [...]
Full Title: Never Not Working: Why the Always-On Culture Is Bad for Business--and How to Fix It Summary "Many [...]
Full Title: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking Summary "What are the advantages of [...]
Full Title: Radical Candor: Fully Revised & Updated Edition: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity Summary The power [...]
Full Title: The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace: Empowering Organizations by Encouraging People Summary "Dramatically improve workplace [...]
Full Title: The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma Summary "Trauma is a [...]
Full Title: The Economy of Kindness: How Kindness Transforms Your Bottom Line Summary People assume “kind companies” are not-for-profits or [...]
A Better Paradigm Work Journal
How can you become more self-aware and aware of others? Our team has pulled together 52 weeks of thought-provoking questions into a work journal to help you on your kind workplace mission!