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How, Revised and Updated: Why How We Do Anything Means Everything...in Business (and in Life)

by Dov Seidman
Great by Choice: Uncertainty, Chaos, and Luck--Why Some Thrive Despite Them All

by Jim Collins, Morten T. Hansen
The Rare Find: Spotting Exceptional Talent Before Everyone Else

by George Anders
The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement

by David Brooks
Sustainable Excellence: The Future of Business in a Fast-Changing World

by Aron Cramer, Zachary Karabell
The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari: A Fable About Fulfilling Your Dreams & Reaching Your Destiny

by Robin Sharma
Thinking for a Living: Creating Ideas That Revitalize Your Business, Career, and Life

by Joey Reiman
Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

by Daniel H. Pink
Getting to Plan B: Breaking Through to a Better Business Model

by John Mullins, Randy Komisar
The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right

by Atul Gawande
Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle

by Dan Senor, Saul Singer
Change by Design: How Design Thinking Transforms Organizations and Inspires Innovation

by Tim Brown
Born to Be Good: The Science of a Meaningful Life

by Dacher Keltner
Eating Animals

by Jonathan Safran Foer
It's Not What You Sell, It's What You Stand For: Why Every Extraordinary Business Is Driven by Purpose

by Roy M. Spence Jr.
Wired to Care: How Companies Prosper When They Create Widespread Empathy

by Dev Patnaik
Life Without Lawyers

by Philip K. Howard
Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature

by Janine M. Benyus
Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions

by Dan Ariely
Very Brief Psychotherapy

by James P. Gustafson
A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future

by Daniel H. Pink
Confessions of a Radical Industrialist: Profits, People, Purpose--Doing Business by Respecting the Earth

by Ray C. Anderson, Robin White
Firms of Endearment: How World-Class Companies Profit from Passion and Purpose

by Rajendra S. Sisodia, David B. Wolfe, Jagdish N. Sheth
In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto

by Michael Pollan
The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable

by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Stirring It Up: How to Make Money and Save the World

by Gary Hirshberg
The Spectrum: A Scientifically Proven Program to Feel Better, Live Longer, Lose Weight, and Gain Health

by Dean Ornish
Peak: How Great Companies Get Their Mojo from Maslow

by Chip Conley
Get There Early: Seeing the Future to Compete in the Present

by Bob Johansen
Spiritual Capital: Wealth We Can Live by

by Danah Zohar, Ian Marshall
When Nietzsche Wept

by Yalom Irvin D.
Mavericks at Work: Why the Most Original Minds in Business Win

by William C. Taylor, Polly G. LaBarre
The SPEED of Trust: The One Thing that Changes Everything

by Stephen M.R. Covey, Rebecca R. Merrill
The Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations

by Ori Brafman, Rod Beckstrom
Purpose: The Starting Point of Great Companies

by Nikos Mourkogiannis
Food Rules: An Eater's Manual

by Michael Pollan
In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto

by Michael Pollan
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals

by Michael Pollan
The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World

by Michael Pollan

Inspiration vs. Motivation

This article simply lays out the true reason for why we are so passionate about PURPOSE BIGGER THAN PRODUCT®

Posted on Tuesday, October 26, 2010 at 02:38PM by

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What is Leadership?

The following essay poses important questions on what leadership is truly all about and why much of our "careers" today teaches us more to follow than to lead.

http://www.theamericanscholar.org/solitude-and-leadership/

Posted on Wednesday, October 20, 2010 at 05:26PM by

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The Gospel according to Adam Smith (remember he was a moral philosopher!)

Posted on Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at 10:16PM by

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Purpose TALK!

We love Simon Sinek's TED talk. This is a 100% accurate representation of the philosophy behind BECAUSE

Posted on Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at 10:08AM by

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Make Meaning

I have always been inspired by Guy Kawasaki. I think the clarity of this short talk is phenomenal. I will rest my case!!

You can find his talk on meaning here (the others are not too bad either)

Posted on Monday, January 25, 2010 at 02:34PM by

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