For most people, though, it's hard to beat Jurassic Park, the morality tale that goes something like "Myopic optimization leads to BEING EATEN BY DINOSAURS."
In terms of books to (gently) influence colleagues... I generally find myself looking for pretty-much the opposite. Something that emphasises the joy of stealing fire from heaven.
Old-school sci-fi (lots to choose from) could be pretty good in that regard. Newer stuff often leans a bit too much in the morality tale direction.
At the cost of being downvoted, I like The Fountainhead for this. Trusting your own judgement, daring to create something beautiful even if nobody else appreciates it, even if everyone else hates you for it. Because it's beautiful and because your singular vision improves the world by existing in it. And because you become a better person for daring to realize the great work that is inside of you.
The love story in it is kind of weird, okay really weird, but besides that I like the book. Most of the over-the-top strawman librul bad guys, and attempts to morally justify Laissez-faire capitalism mostly came from Atlas Shrugged. The Fountainhead is more focused on an individual who wants to realize greatness for its own sake.
For most people, though, it's hard to beat Jurassic Park, the morality tale that goes something like "Myopic optimization leads to BEING EATEN BY DINOSAURS."