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    Resources for a Global Transformation

    The impact of COVID-19 continues to unfold day by day and like most, we're doing our best to make sense of it all. One thing we know for sure: we can move through these unprecedented times together and emerge into a new and better world.

    The Berrett-Koehler archives are full of books from leading experts on adapting to change, especially in challenging times. We've selected 9 of our favorites—and we hope you'll find them as useful as we have.

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    Inclusive Conversations Inclusive-Conversations-by-Mary-Frances-Winters-3d-left

    Mary-Frances Winters

    Effective dialogue across different dimensions of diversity, such as race, gender, age, religion, or sexual orientation, fosters a sense of belonging and inclusion, which in turn leads to greater productivity, performance, and innovation. Whether in the workplace, faith communities, or educational settings, our differences can tear us apart rather than bring us together if we do not know how to communicate. Recognizing our collective responsibility to earnestly address our differences and increase understanding and empathy will not only enhance organizational goals but will also lead to a healthier, kinder, and more compassionate world.

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    The Age of Overwhelm
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     Laura van Dernoot Lipsky

    Whether we are overwhelmed by work or school; our families or communities; caretaking for others or ourselves; or engagement in social justice, environmental advocacy, or civil service, just a few subtle shifts can help sustain us. Laura van Dernoot Lipsky shows us concrete strategies to help us mitigate harm, cultivate our ability to be decent and equitable, and act with integrity. 

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    The Long Distance Leader
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    Kevin Eikenberry & Wayne Turmel

    As more organizations adopt a remote workforce, the challenges of leading at a distance become more urgent than ever. The cofounders of the Remote Leadership Institute, Kevin Eikenberry and Wayne Turmel, show leaders how to guide their teams by recalling the foundational principles of leadership.

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    How to be an Inclusive Leader
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    Jennifer Brown

    Anyone can—and should—be an inclusive leader. Jennifer Brown lays out simple steps to help you understand your role, boost your self-awareness, take action, and become a better version of yourself in the process. This book will meet you where you are and provide a road map to create a workplace of greater mutual understanding where everyone's talents can shine.

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    Humble Inquiry

    Edgar Schein

    Ed Schein defines Humble Inquiry as “the fine art of drawing someone out, of asking questions to which you do not know the answer, of building a relationship based on curiosity and interest in the other person.” In this seminal work, Schein contrasts Humble Inquiry with other kinds of inquiry, shows the benefits Humble Inquiry provides in many different settings, and offers advice on overcoming the cultural, organizational, and psychological barriers that keep us from practicing it.

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    Collaborating with the Enemy

    Adam Kahane

    Collaboration is increasingly difficult and increasingly necessary.

    Often, to get something done that really matters to us, we need to work with people we don't agree with or like or trust. Our conventional understanding of collaboration—that it requires a harmonious team that agrees on where it's going, how it's going to get there, and who needs to do what—is wrong. Instead, we need a new approach to collaboration that embraces discord, experimentation, and genuine cocreation.

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    Full-Spectrum Thinking

    Bob Johansen

    The future will get even more perplexing over the next decade, and we are not ready. The dilemma is that we're restricted by rigid categorical thinking that freezes people and organizations in neatly defined boxes that often are inaccurate or obsolete. Sticking with this old way of thinking isn't just foolish, it's dangerous. This visionary book provides powerful ways to make sense of new opportunities and see the world as it really is.

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    Who Do we Choose to Be?

    Margaret Wheatley

    Leaders use their power, influence, insight, and compassion to lead people back to an understanding of who we are as human beings, and to create the conditions for our basic human qualities of generosity, contribution, community and love to be evoked no matter what. It is possible to experience grace and joy in the midst of tragedy and loss. 

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    The Essentials of Theory U

    C. Otto Scharmer 

    This book offers a concise, accessible guide to the key concepts and applications in Otto Scharmer's classic Theory U. Scharmer argues that our capacity to pay attention coshapes the world. What prevents us from attending to situations more effectively is that we aren't fully aware of that interior condition from which our attention and actions originate. Scharmer illuminates the blind spot in leadership today and offers hands-on methods to help change makers overcome it through the process, principles, and practices of Theory U.

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