20+ books ... a signature aspect of rlf

---

RLF is famous for fostering deep knowledge of various leadership principles through each Forum's book discussions -- taking place throughout every 2-day session.

The "core books" required of all RLF participants in 2025  are:

• A Leader's Legacy — James Kouzes and Barry Posner
• Crucial Conversations — Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan and Al Switzler
• Emotional Intelligence 2.0 — Travis Bradberry and Jean Greaves
• Leadership Passages — James Noel, Norman Walker and David Dotlich
• Managing Transitions — William Bridges and Susan Bridges
• Man's Search For Meaning — Viktor Frankl
• Strengths Based Leadership — Don Clifton
• The Five Dysfunctions of a Team — Patrick Lencioni
• The Leadership Moment — Michael Useem
• The Nibble Theory — Kaleel Jamison
• The Theft of the Spirit — Carl Hammerschlag
• The Zen of Listening — Rebecca Shafir
• True North — Bill George
• Two Old Women — Velma Wallis

Each RLF region adds its own mix of titles, chosen by facilitators to reflect their program’s unique themes and conversations.

• Dare To Lead — Brene Brown
• Radical Candor — Kim Scott
• Blind Spot — Mahzarin Banaji and Anthony Greenwald
• The Art of Possibility — Rosamund Stone Zander and Benjamin Zander
• The Last Lecture — Randy Pausch and Jeffrey Zaslow

• Think Again — Adam Grant
• Good Power — Ginni Rometty
• Networking For People Who Hate Networking — Devora Zack
• Start With Why — Simon Sinek

• The Advantage — Patrick Lencioni
• The Pearl — John Steinbeck
• Your Brain At Work — David Rock
• Networking For People Who Hate Networking — Devora Zack
• Atomic Habits — James Clear
• Matriarch — Kimberly Tableman

• The Pearl — John Steinbeck
• The Person You Mean To Be — Dolly Chugh
• American Icon — Bryce Hoffman
• Dare To Lead — Brene Brown
• Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout — Cal Newport
• Solve For Happy — Mo Gawdat
• The Lost Art of Connecting — Susan McPherson
• Radical Candor — Kim Scott

• Orbiting The Giant Hairball — Gordon MacKenzie
• Your Brain at Work —David Rock
• The Art of Worldly Wisdom — Baltasar Gracian and Joseph Jacobs
• Networking For People Who Hate Networking — Devora Zack
• Uncomfortable Conversations With A Black Man — Emmanuel Acho
• Presence — Amy Cuddy
• The Meaning Revolution — Fred Kofman
• The Happiness Advantage — Shawn Achor
• Leading With Soul — Lee G. Bolman and Terrence E. Deal
• World — Marcus Buckingham

• The Artist's Way — Julia Cameron
• From Audience To Zeal — Laura S. Packer
• Unthink — Erik Wahl
• Leading With Soul — Lee G. Bolman and Terrence E. Deal
• Networking For People Who Hate Networking — Devora Zack
• Adversaries Into Allies — Bob Burg
• Secrets to Winning at Office Politics — Marie G. McIntyre
• The Happiness Advantage — Shawn Achor
• The Prince — Niccolo Machiavelli