20+ books ... a signature aspect of rlf

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

The facilitators of the 2025 Mid-Atlantic RLF program have chosen these additional books for their participants to read, discuss and learn from: 

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

The facilitators of the 2025 Midwest RLF program have chosen these additional books for their participants to read, discuss and learn from: 

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

The facilitators of the 2025 New York Metro RLF program have chosen these additional books for their participants to read,  discuss and learn from: 

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

The facilitators of the 2025 Northeast Winter RLF program have chosen these additional books for their participants to read, discuss and learn from: 

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

The facilitators of the 2025 Pacific Northwest RLF program have chosen these additional books for their participants to read, discuss and learn from: 

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

The facilitators of the 2025 Pacific Southwest RLF program have chosen these additional books for their participants to read, discuss and learn from: 

• A Company of Owners ... by Daren Martin
• Say Anything to Anyone, Anywhere ... by Gayle Cotton

The facilitators of the 2025 Southeast program have chosen these additional books for their participants to read,  discuss and learn from: 

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

The facilitators of the 2025 Texas RLF program have chosen these additional books for their participants to read,  discuss and learn from: 

• Dare to Lead ... by Brene Brown
• What Got You Here Won't Get You There ... by Marshall Goldsmith
• The Lost Art of Connecting ... by Susan McPherson and Jackie Ashton
• The Pearl ... by John Steinbeck
• Start With Why ... by Simon Sinek
• Trust First: A True Story About the Power of Giving People Second Chances ... by Bruce Deel and Sara Grace
• Leading With Soul ... by Lee G. Bolman and Terrence E. Deal
• Primal Leadershp: Unleashing the Power of Emotional Intelligence ... by Daniel Goleman, Richard Boyatzis and Annie McKee
• Solve for Happy: Engineer Your Path to Joy ... by Mo Gawdat