RECOMMENDED READING
The following resources will give you an idea of the philosophy informing ProSocial Dynamics, LLC’s work.
BOOKS
- Beck, D., & Cowan, C. (2006). Spiral dynamics: Mastering values, leadership, and change. Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing.
- Biglan, A. (2015). The nurture effect: How the science of human behavior can improve our lives and world. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications.
- Bond, F., Flaxman, P. van Veldhoven, M., & Biron, M. (2010). The impact of psychological flexibility and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) on health and productivity at work. In J. Houdmont, & S. Leka (Eds.). Contemporary Occupational Psychology. Chichester, UK: Wiley-Blackwell.
- Day, D., Harrison, M., & Halpin, S. (2009). An integrative approach to leader development: Connecting adult development, identity, and expertise. New York: Psychology Press.
- Flaxman, P., Bond, F., & Livheim, F. (2013). The mindful and effective employee. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications.
- Glen, C. (2004). Unspoken: A rhetoric of silence. Carbondale, IL: Southern University Press.
- Hayes, S., Bond, F., Barnes-Holmes, D., & Austin, J. (Eds.). (2012). Acceptance and mindfulness at work: Applying Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Relational Frame Theory to Organizational Behavior Management. Binghamton, NY: The Haworth Press.
- Kegan, R., & Lahey, L. (2001). How the way we talk can change the way we work: Seven languages for transformation. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
- Kegan, R., & Lahey, L. (2009). Immunity to change: How to overcome it and unlock the potential in yourself and your organization. Boston, MA: Harvard Business Review Press.
- Kegan, R., & Lahey, L. (2016). An everyone culture: Becoming a deliberately developmental organization. Boston, MA: Harvard Business Review Press.
- Laloux, F. (2014). Reinventing organizations: A guide to creating organizations inspired by the next stage of human consciousness. Brussels, Belgium: Nathan Parker.
- Laloux, F. (2016). Reinventing organizations: An illustrated invitation to join the conversation on next-stage organizations. Brussels, Belgium: Nathan Parker.
- Merry, P. (2009). Evolutionary leadership. Pacific Grove, CA: Integral Publishers.
- Pfeffer, J. (2018). Dying for a paycheck: How modern management harms employee health and company performance—and what to do about it. New York: HarperCollins.
- Polk, K. (2014). The matrix, evolution, and improving work-group functioning with Ostrom’s eight design principles. In K. Polk & B. Schoendorff (Eds.), The ACT Matrix: A new approach to building psychological flexibility across settings and populations (pp. 235- 250). Oakland, CA: New Harbinger.
- Reb, J., & Atkins, P. (Eds.) (2015). Mindfulness in organizations: Foundations, research, and applications. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
- Salzberg, S. (2014). Real happiness at work. New York: Workman Publishing.
- Ostrom, E. (1990). Governing the commons: The evolution of institutions for collective action. Cambridge, MA: Cambridge University Press.
- Whitney, D., & Trosten-Bloom, A. (2010). The power of Appreciative Inquiry: A practical guide to positive change. (2nd ed.). Oakland, CA: Berrett-Koehler Publishers.
- Whitney, D., Trosten-Bloom, A., & Rader, K. (2010). Appreciative leadership: Focus on what works to drive winning performance and build a thriving organization. New York: McGraw-Hill.
- Wilber, K. (2007). The integral vision. Boston, MA: Shambala Press.
- Wilson, D.S. (2011). The neighborhood project: Using evolution to improve my city one block at a time. New York: Little, Brown and Company.
- Woolley-Barker, T. (2017). Teeming: How superorganisms work to build infinite wealth in a finite world (and your company can too). Ashland, OR : White Cloud Press.