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Leadership Gold Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Leadership Gold books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Leadership Gold series? Start with "Leadership Gold: Lessons I've Learned from a Lifetime of Leading" (2008) and follow publication order through all 22 books.
The complete Leadership Gold reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Leadership Gold: Lessons I've Learned from a Lifetime of Leading
2008
If It\'s Lonely at the Top, You\'re Not Doing Something Right: Lesson 1 from Leadership Gold
2012
The Toughest Person to Lead Is Always Yourself: Lesson 2 from Leadership Gold
2012
Defining Moments Define Your Leadership: Lesson 3 from Leadership Gold
2012
Never Work a Day in Your Life: Lesson 5 from Leadership Gold
2012
The Best Leaders Are Listeners: Lesson 6 from Leadership Gold
2012
Get in the Zone and Stay There: Lesson 7 from Leadership Gold
2012
A Leader\'s First Responsibility Is to Define Reality: Lesson 8 from Leadership Gold
2012
Don\'t Send Your Ducks to Eagle School: Lesson 10 from Leadership Gold
2012
Keep Your Mind on the Main Thing: Lesson 11 from Leadership Gold
2012
Your Biggest Mistake Is Not Asking What Mistake You\'re Making: Lesson 12 from Leadership Gold
2012
Keep Learning to Keep Leading: Lesson 14 from Leadership Gold
2012
Leaders Distinguish Themselves During Tough Times: Lesson 15 from Leadership Gold
2012
People Quit People, Not Companies: Lesson 16 from Leadership Gold
2012
Experience Is Not the Best Teacher: Lesson 17 from Leadership Gold
2012
Be a Connector, Not Just a Climber: Lesson 19 from Leadership Gold
2012
The Choices You Make, Make You: Lesson 20 from Leadership Gold
2012
For Everything You Gain, You Give Up Something: Lesson 22 from Leadership Gold
2012
Those Who Start the Journey with You Seldom Finish with You: Lesson 23 from Leadership Gold
2012
You Only Get Answers to the Questions You Ask: Lesson 25 from Leadership Gold
2012
People Will Summarize Your Life in One Sentence-Pick It Now: Lesson 26 from Leadership Gold
2012
Leadership Gold Lunch & Learn
2014
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