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The employer brand library

The foundational texts and the best modern reading on employer brand, culture, leadership and storytelling.

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Bryan Adams ·

Sell The Truth

Leadership storytelling for cultures that win.

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Bryan Adams · 2020

Give & Get Employer Branding

Repel the many, compel the few — the give-and-get EVP model.

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James Ellis · 2020

The Employer Brand Handbook

A real-world guide to working with recruiters.

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James Ellis · 2024

The 18 Laws of Employer Branding

The essential principles of modern employer branding.

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James Ellis · 2025

Becoming Choosable

Build the talent strategy that grows your business.

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James Ellis · 2020

Talent Chooses You

A practitioner-friendly primer.

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Simon Barrow · 2005

The Employer Brand

The foundational text.

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Richard Mosley · 2014

Employer Brand Management

The definitive handbook.

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Celinda Appleby · 2021

Digitalizing Talent

Modern recruitment marketing.

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Katrina Collier · 2019

The Robot-Proof Recruiter

Candidate engagement.

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Tim Sackett · 2018

The Talent Fix

Building a modern TA function.

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Andy Headworth · 2015

Social Media Recruitment

Foundational social sourcing.

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Daniel Coyle · 2018

The Culture Code

Corporate culture.

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Erin Meyer · 2014

The Culture Map

Culture across borders.

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Laszlo Bock · 2015

Work Rules!

People practices at Google.

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Patty McCord · 2018

Powerful

Culture and freedom at Netflix.

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Reed Hastings · 2020

No Rules Rules

The Netflix culture.

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Erica Keswin · 2018

Bring Your Human to Work

Human-centred workplaces.

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Simon Sinek · 2009

Start With Why

Leadership and purpose.

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Simon Sinek · 2014

Leaders Eat Last

Leadership and trust.

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Brené Brown · 2018

Dare to Lead

Courageous leadership.

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Kim Scott · 2017

Radical Candor

Leadership and feedback.

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Liz Wiseman · 2010

Multipliers

How leaders amplify teams.

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Donald Miller · 2017

Building a StoryBrand

Storytelling for business.

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Chip Heath · 2007

Made to Stick

Why ideas stick.

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Kindra Hall · 2019

Stories That Stick

Business storytelling.

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Carmine Gallo · 2016

The Storyteller's Secret

Storytelling that inspires.

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Seth Godin · 2005

All Marketers Are Liars

Marketing storytelling.

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