John Mackey - Conscious Leadership: Elevating Humanity Through Business

Developing leaders who know how to do the right thingto lead with integrityis of critical importance as the global economy evolves and organizations face new challenges. John Mackey and his co-authors have made an important contribution to the conversation about how to lead.

Jeff Wilke, CEO of Worldwide Consumer, Amazon

This important book, full of inspiring examples, lays out a path by which leaders can develop themselves so that their companies are not only more sustainably successful, but also become active contributors to a better world.

Tony Schwartz, bestselling author of The Way Were Working Isnt Working and CEO of The Energy Project

John Mackey is a proven innovator and leader. Here he shares insights from evolution and psychology as well as his own experience and that of others in business to set out with clarity and eloquence what it means to lead with love, purpose, and integrity.

Matt Ridley, author of How Innovation Works

This is one of the best leadership books I have ever read. It is a manual for creating value and doing the right thing.

Ed Freeman, professor at UVAs Darden School of Business and author of The Power of And

This book clearly integrates both the world of personal growth and the world of business, presenting a path forward that each of us can travel to fulfill our highest purpose. If you want to contribute to the world at the highest level, this is the book to read!

Doug Rauch, former president of Trader Joes, founder of Daily Table

Rarely does a book move me to tears, yet this one did, by holding up a mirror to the kind of leader I most deeply want to be. Conscious Leadership is a powerful invitation to shift our mindset from the win/lose games of war to the community-building virtues of love, authenticity, and integrity. It is a book built on the radical idea that business can be a force for bringing more love into the world. Count me in.

Brian Robertson, creator of Holacracy

John Mackey and his co-authors bring a rich assortment of my favorite type of leadership lessonsexperiential ones, sometimes learned from the school of hard knocks. Especially for anyone whos never heard the phrase conscious leadership before, these pages provide a master class.

David Gardner, co-founder of The Motley Fool

Conscious Leadership brings deep and important insights in business and consciousness. It gives both women and men permission to lean into their feminine and masculine, critical traits of a conscious leader. A must read.

Radha Agrawal, co-founder and CEO of Daybreaker, co-founder of THINX, and bestselling author of Belong

The most important essence of Conscious Leadership is how a reader can think about their life and our society filtered through the wisdom represented on these pages. You will finish this book aspiring for greater outcomes for us all.

Bob Greifeld, former CEO of Nasdaq, chairman of Virtu Financial

In the same way that John Mackey revolutionized grocery shopping, hes taken on leadershipinfusing it with decidedly non-corporate yet consummately human notions of love, compassion, and self-development. The result is a Leadership Bible of sorts. Whether you aspire to launch a start up, run a Fortune 100 company, or simply raise conscious children, you must read this book.

Dan Buettner, National Geographic fellow, founder of Blue Zones, and multiple New York Timesbestselling author

This book is a revelation and a revolution. It helped me deeply align with my purpose, ask myself the important questions of what kind of leader I want to be, and remind myself that its okay to constantly evolve.

Miki Agrawal, founder of TUSHY, THINX, and Wild, and author of #1 bestsellers Disrupt-Her and Do Cool Shit

Leaders today are called to a faster pace, sharper strategy, and broader responsibilities, but also to greater awareness, humility, and authenticity. Conscious Leadership will help you summon the courage to open your heart, dig deeper, and keep growing as a conscious leader.

Walter Robb, principal of Stonewall Robb, former co-CEO of Whole Foods Market

Conscious Leadership is about the presence, energy, and mindset a leader brings to everything he or she does, and how that ripples out to make a difference. This is the kind of leadership the world is calling for, and this book provides a road map for becoming that kind of leader.

Alexander McCobin, CEO of Conscious Capitalism, Inc.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Mackey, John, 1954- author. | McIntosh, Steve, author. | Phipps, Carter, author.

Title: Conscious leadership : elevating humanity through business / John Mackey, Steve McIntosh, Carter Phipps.

Description: New York : Portfolio, 2020. | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2020023547 (print) | LCCN 2020023548 (ebook) | ISBN 9780593083628 (hardcover) | ISBN 9780593083635 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: Social responsibility of business. | Business ethics. | CapitalismMoral and ethical aspects. | CorporationsMoral and ethical aspects. | Social values.

Classification: LCC HD60 .M286 2020 (print) | LCC HD60 (ebook) | DDC 658.4/08dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020023547

LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020023548

ISBN 9780593189214 (international edition)

Cover design: Sarah Brody

Cover image: (lightbulb) Linear Design / Shutterstock

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To all the conscious leaders I have worked with at Whole Foods, especially Walter Robb, Glenda Flanagan, A.C. Gallo, Jim Sud, Jason Buechel, Sonya Gafsi Oblisk, and Keith Manbeck.

John Mackey

To my beloved wife, Tehya McIntosh, and our two beautiful sons, Ian and Peter. And to the conscious leaders of the future.

Steve McIntosh

To the many individuals who have taught methrough their courage, wisdom, and insight, as well as their struggles and challengesthe immense value of conscious leadership.

Carter Phipps