The books we lead with, in two minutes each.

The Leadership Shelf rebuilds the leadership books we use most as short interactive reads. Pick a book.

Patrick Lencioni

01 The Motive Why do you want to lead? Leadership · 2 min 02 The Advantage Would you rather be smart or healthy? Organization · 2 min 03 The Five Dysfunctions of a Team Is your team actually a team? Teams · 2 min 04 The 6 Types of Working Genius Why does some work drain you? Energy · 2 min

The shelf keeps growing. New authors and new topics join as we put their books to work.

The Leadership Shelf is a Rucker Solutions series on the leadership books we use most. Rucker Solutions is a systems and AI consulting practice in Apex, NC.
Each entry is our own summary. The books are worth your hours. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the authors or their publishers. © 2026 Rucker Solutions LLC.