Conscious Leadership

Whole Foods founder John Mackey, writing with Steve Mcintosh and Carter Phipps, follows up Conscious Capitalism with a close look at the vision, virtues and mindset behind his own leadership. Mackey founded Whole Foods, which brought natural and organic food to a mass market, and guided it through four decades of growth and innovation, up to its sale to Amazon. The authors set out a model of purpose-driven, values-based leadership in business and in society, and question received business wisdom using anecdotes, case studies, portraits of conscious leaders and self-development techniques. Their aim is to persuade entrepreneurs to lead with more than the bottom line in view. It became a Wall Street Journal best seller.

Matthew McConaughey praised it for showing how aligning personal obligations with the common good can build value on the balance sheets of the soul and of the bank account alike.