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Whole Foods Market announces release of ‘Conscious Leadership: Elevating Humanity Through Business,’ a follow-up to 2013 bestseller ‘Conscious Capitalism’

Co-Founder and CEO #johnmackey co-authors book, presenting a roadmap for innovative, values-driven leadership

AUSTIN, Texas (Sept. 15, 2020) Whole Foods Market is proud to announce the release of Co-founder and CEO John Mackey’s newest book, “Conscious Leadership: Elevating Humanity Through Business (Portfolio/Penguin Random House; $27). The debut coincides with the 40th anniversary of the first #wholefoodsmarket store opening.

This latest work is a follow-up to Mackey’s 2013 bestseller, “Conscious Capitalism: Liberating the Heroic Spirit of #business,” which was widely embraced in the #business community. The nonprofit of the same name now has 25,000 members across the U.S.
In this new book, Mackey and co-authors Steve McIntosh and Carter Phipps contend that if we want businesses to operate in a more conscious manner, we need more conscious leaders — something Mackey has been practicing for more than 40 years.

In “Conscious Leadership,” Mackey shares the evolution of his own leadership journey and provides a roadmap for innovative, values-driven leadership. He is both example and guide, writing a plan for leaders — in companies, governments, nonprofits, educational institutions, and the military — to find passion and purpose, despite the challenges they face.

“‘Conscious Capitalism’ was the start of a movement. ‘Conscious Leadership’ is about how leaders can evolve and take action,” Mackey said. “It’s about calling on #business leaders to look for ways to better not just themselves, but all stakeholders that are a part of their organization. When leaders become more conscious, the organizations they lead become more conscious, creating an ever-widening circle of purpose-driven cultures and communities.”

The co-authors share nine distinguishing characteristics and behaviors that unite conscious leaders through vision, mindset, and culture with an emphasis on things like putting purpose first, leading with love, finding win-win-win solutions, thinking long-term, and a committing to continually learning and growing.

Books will be sold in #wholefoodsmarket stores, on Amazon.com and at booksellers across the U.S. Profits from books will go to the Whole Planet, Whole Kids and Whole Cities foundations.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS:

JOHN MACKEY is the CEO and co-Founder of #wholefoodsmarket, co-founder of the nonprofit Conscious Capitalism, Inc., and co-author of “Conscious Capitalism.” He has devoted his life to selling natural and organic foods and building a better #business model. September 2020 marks the 40th anniversary of the opening of the first #wholefoodsmarket store. STEVE MCINTOSH is the author of “Developmental Politics” (Paragon House, 2020) and the president and co-founder of the Institute for Cultural Evolution. CARTER PHIPPS is the author of “Evolutionaries,” host of the “Thinking Ahead” podcast, and co-founder of the Institute for Cultural Evolution, a nonprofit social policy institute.

ABOUT #wholefoodsmarket:

For 40 years, #wholefoodsmarket has been the world’s leading natural and organic foods retailer. As the first national certified organic grocer, #wholefoodsmarket has more than 500 stores in the U.S., Canada and the United Kingdom. To learn more about #wholefoodsmarket, please visit https://media.wholefoodsmarket.com/.