Organizational Culture Book Recommendations
Below is a list of books recommended by EDUCAUSE community members.
Lee Airton, Gender: Your Guide. Adams Media (2018). An accessible guide to understanding and engaging in today’s gender conversation.
Brené Brown, Dare To Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts. Random House; First Edition edition (2018)
Karen Catlin, Better Allies: Everyday Actions to Create Inclusive, Engaging Workplaces. Karen Catlin Consulting (2019)
Shakil Choudhury, Deep Diversity: Overcoming Us vs. Them. Between the Lines (2016). To really work through issues of racial difference and foster greater levels of fairness and inclusion, the author argues, requires an understanding of the human mind—its conscious and unconscious dimensions.
Daniel Coyle, The Culture Code (2018). This book provides a roadmap for creating an environment where innovation flourishes, problems get solved, and expectations are exceeded.
Robin DiAngelo, White Fragility. Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism. Beacon Press; Reprint edition (2018). In this in-depth exploration, DiAngelo examines how white fragility develops, how it protects racial inequality, and what we can do to engage more constructively.
Jay Timothy Dolmage, Academic Ableism. University of Michigan Press (2017). “Examining everything from campus accommodation processes, to architecture, to popular films about college life, Dolmage argues that disability is central to higher education, and that building more inclusive schools allows better education for all.”
David J Friedman, Culture by Design (2018). Learn how to meet the unique challenges presented by today’s remote work environment.
Therese Huston, How Women Decide: What's True, What's Not, and What Strategies Spark the Best Choices. Mariner Books; Reprint edition (2017)
Tiffany Jana, Matthew Freeman, Overcoming Bias: Building Authentic Relationships across Differences. Berrett-Koehler Publishers (2016)
Tiffany Jana, Ashley Diaz Mejias, with forward by Jay Coen Gilbert, Erasing Institutional Bias: How to Create Systemic Change for Organizational Inclusion. Berrett-Koehler Publishers (2018)
Safiya Noble, Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism. NYU Press (2018)
Ellen Pao, Reset: My Fight for Inclusion and Lasting Change. Spiegel & Grau (2017). This book focuses on gender inequality, gender bias, and gender discrimination in the workplace
Scott E. Page, The Difference: How the Power of Diversity Creates Better Groups, Firms, Schools, and Societies. Princeton University Press (2008). This book provides empirical and statistical support for diversity with a viewpoint that diversity within groups is more powerful than individual excellence.
Heydon Pickering, Design Patterns: Coding Accessibility Into Web Design. Smashing Magazine GmbH (2016)
Randal Pickett, Data-Driven DEI: The Tools and Metrics You Need to Measure, Analyze, and Improve Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. (2023)
Mike Robbins, We're All in This Together: Creating a Team Culture of High Performance, Trust, and Belonging (2022).
Zachary R. Wood, Uncensored: My Life and Uncomfortable Conversations at the Intersection of Black and White America. Dutton (2018)
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