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The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership: A New Paradigm for Sustainable Success

Jim Dethmer, Diana Chapman, and Kaley Warner Klemp
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Summary

The framework behind conscious leadership: sixteen commitments that shift a leader from blame, criticism, and being right to curiosity, learning, and openness — written by three executive coaches from the Conscious Leadership Group.

For founders

Armstrong's description of the book — curiosity and learning instead of blame — doubles as his summary of the culture he tries to run at Coinbase. A practical alternative to the 'always be right' startup default.