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The Leadership Trust ®
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Durham,NC 27713
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The Leadership Trust: Impacting Relationships to Impact Bottom Line
by Cindy Stranad
Leadership Workshops That Really Work: Self-Awareness Training
by Holly Latty-Mann, Ph.D

The following list represents many of our thoughts on leadership. The Leadership Trust recommends the following resources to assist you on your path to leadership excellence and self-awareness. These books are designed to support both your professional and personal growth, the latter to include your family, spiritual, private, and social life.

Suggested Reading

A Better Idea Donald Peterson
Acts of Faith Ivanla Vanzant
Anatomy of the Spirit:
The 7 Stages of Power and Healing
Carolyn Myss
Awakening Intuition:
Using Your Mind-Body Network for Insight & Healing
Mona Lisa Schultz, MD, PhD
Black Holes and Energy Pirates:
How to Recognize and Release Them 
 Jesse Reeder
Built to Last:
Successful Habits of Visionary Companies
James C. Collins & Jerry I.Porras
Celebrate Yourself Dorothy Corkille Briggs
Developing the Leader Within You John C. Maxwell 
Discover What You're Best At:
A Complete Career System That Lets You Test Yourself to Discover Your Own True Career Abilities 
Linda Gale 
Do Less, Achieve More Chin-Ning Chu
Eat to Live

Joel Fuhrman, M.D. & Mehmet Oz 

Emotional Intelligence Daniel Goleman
Energy Anatomy Caroline Myss
Eyewitness to Power:
The Essence of Leadership, Nixon to Clinton
David R. Gergen
Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway Susan Jeffers 
Forbes' Greatest Business Stories of All Time Daniel Gross 
Getting the Love You Want  Harville Hendrix, PhD 
Good to Great:
Why some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don't 
Jim Collins 
Handbook to Higher Consciousness Ken Keyes
Heal Your Body:
The Mental Causes for Physical Illness and the Metaphysical Ways to Overcome Them 
Louise Hay 
Healing the Shame That Binds You  John Bradshaw 
How to Meditate:
A Guide to Self-Discovery
Lawrence Le Shan
How We Choose to be Happy Rick Foster &
Greg Hicks 
If Success is a Game, These are the Rules:
Ten Rules for a Fulfilling Career and Life 
Cherie Carter-Scott, PhD 
In Search of Excellence:
Lessons From America's Best Run Companies 
Thomas J. Peters &
Robert H. Waterman 
Jonathan Livingston Seagull: A Story  Richard Bach 
King, Warrior, Magician, Lover Robert Moore
Leadership   Rudolph W. Giuliani
Leadership and Spirit:
Breathing New Vitality and Energy into Individuals
and Organizations
Russ S. Moxley
Leadership the Eleanor Roosevelt Way  Robin Gerber 
Leading Change  John P. Kotter 

Leading the Way:  Three Truths From the Top Companies for Leaders 

Robert Gandossy & Marc Effron 
Life Strategies:
Doing What Works, Doing What Matters 
Phillip C. McGraw 
Living the Wonder of It All 

Ralph S. Marston, Jr

Living Your Best Life:
Ten Strategies for Getting From Where You Are to Where You're Meant to Be 
Laura Berman Fortgang 
Love and Profit:
The Art of Caring Leadership 
James A. Autry 
Love is Letting Go of Fear  Gerald G. Jampolsky 
Now, Discover Your Strengths:
How to Develop Your Talents and Those of the People
You Manage 
Marcus Buckingham &
Donald O. Clifton 
Please Understand Me 

David Keirsey & Marilyn Bates 

Power of Full Engagement Jim Loehr & Tony Schwartz 
Predictive Parenting Shad Helmstetter
Primal Leadership:
Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence
Daniel Goleman
Richard E. Boyatzis &
Annie McKee
Principle-Centered Leadership Stephen R. Covey
Real Love: 
The Truth About Finding Unconditional Love & Fulfilling Relationships
Greg S. Baer 
Scripts People Live:
Transactional Analysis of Life Scripts
Claude Steiner
Self Matters:
Creating Your Life From the Inside Out
Phillip C. McGraw
Selling the Invisible:
Biz Books to Go 
Harry Beckwith 
Servant Leader  Ken Blanchard 
Strategy of the Dolphin:
Scoring a Win in a Chaotic World
Dudley Lynch &
Paul S. Kordis
Supraconscious Leadership James N. Farr
Synchronicity:
The Inner Path of Leadership
Joseph Jaworski
Taming Your Gremlin:
A Guide to Enjoying Yourself
Richard D. Carson
The 9 Insights of the Wealthy Soul  Michael R. Norwood 
The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership:
Follow Them and People Will Follow You
John C. Maxwell
The Act of Happiness  Dalai Lama 
The Adventure of Self Discovery Stanislav Grof 
The Art of Possibility:
Transforming Professional & Personal Life
Rosamund Stone &
Benjamin Zander 
The Courage to Create  Rollo May 
The Courage to Heal Ellen Bass
The Daily Motivator To Go  Ralph S Marston, Jr 
The Dance of Anger Harriet Lerner
The Dance of Intimacy Harriet Lerner
The DNA of Relationships Gary Smalley, Greg Smalley, Michael Smalley & Robert Paul
The Four Agreements:
A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
Don Miguel Ruiz

The Five Languages of Love:  How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate  (*please note there is also a Mens edition)

Gary Chapman 
The HR Scorecard:
Linking People, Strategy, and Performance 
Mark A. Huselid,
Dave Ulrich,
Brian Becker 
The Invisible Touch:
The Four Keys to Modern Marketing 
Harry Beckwith 
The Joy of Work Scott Adams 
The Leadership Challenge James M. Kouzes
& Barry Z. Posner
The Leadership Engine:
How Winning Companies Build Leaders at Every Level
Noel M. Tichy
The Leadership Secrets of Colin Powell  Oren Harari 
The Mastery of Love:
A Practical Guide to the Art of Relationship 
Don Miguel Ruiz

The Mind of the Soul:  Responsible Choice 

Gary Zukav & Linda Francis

The New Peoplemaking Virginia Satir
The On Purpose Person: Making Your Life Make Sense  Kevin W. McCarthy 
The Path of Action Jack Schwarz
The Power of Full Engagement:
Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to
High Performance, Health & Happiness 
Jim Loer
Tony Schwartz 
The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment  Eckhart Tolle 
The Purpose-Driven Life Rick Warren 
The Rise of the Creative Class and How It's Transforming Work, Life, Community and Everyday Life  Richard L. Florida 
The Seat of the Soul  Gary Zukov
The Servant:
A Simple Story About the True Essence of Leadership 
James C. Hunter 
The Servant Leader:
How to Build a Creative Team, Develop Great Morale,
and Improve Bottom Line 
James A. Autry 
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People  Stephen R. Covey 
The Tipping Point:
How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference 
Malcolm Gladwell 
The Travelers Gift Andy Andrews
The War of Art:
Winning the Inner Creative Battle 
Steven Pressfield 
The Way of Harmony:
Walking the Inner Path to Balance, Happiness and Success 
Jim Dreaver 
The World's Most Powerful Leadership Principle: How to Become a Servant Leader  James C. Hunter
Thinkertoys:
A Handbook of Business Creativity 
Michael Michalko 
Tuesdays With Morrie  Mitch Albom 
Unstoppable:
45 Powerful Stories of Perseverance and Triumph
From People Just Like You 
Cynthia Kersey 
Way of the Peaceful Warrior:
A Book That Changes Lives
Dan Millman
Whale Done!  The Power of Positive Relationships  Ken Blanchard 
What Clients Love:
A Field Guide to Growing Your Business 
Harry Beckwith 
What Should I Do With My Life?  Po Bronson 
What You Think of Me is None of My Business  Terry Cole-Whittaker 
When Things Fall Apart:
Heart Advice for Difficult Times 
Pema Chodron 
Who Moved My Cheese?
An Amazing Way to Deal With Change in Your Work
and in Your Life
Spencer Johnson, M.D.