Recommended Reading
and Resources

“Not all readers become leaders, but all leaders must be readers.” – Harry Truman 

At Transcend Advisory Group, we believe ongoing learning strengthens our ability to lead, serve, and create impact. Whether you’re a nonprofit professional, educator, or changemaker, these books, blogs, and videos offer powerful insights into leadership, equity, trauma, and sustainability. 

Have a resource to recommend? Email us! We’d love to hear what’s on your list. 

Books

Understanding the Systems That Shape Outcomes

Leadership and Organizational Growth

Business Books with Transferable Lessons

Childhood Trauma and Resilience

Artificial Intelligence

AI is transforming every sector, including nonprofits. If you’re looking for a primer, check out Introduction to Artificial Intelligence by Doug Rose (LinkedIn Learning). Many public libraries (like Gwinnett County Public Library) offer free access to LinkedIn Learning. This beginner-friendly course covers AI basics and how it may impact your work. 

Video Resources

Why Leaders Eat Last

In this in-depth talk, ethnographer and leadership expert Simon Sinek reveals the hidden dynamics that inspire leadership and trust. In biological terms, leaders get the first pick of food and other spoils, but at a cost. When danger is present, the group expects the leader to mitigate all threats even at the expense of their personal well-being. Understanding this deep-seated expectation is the key difference between someone who is just an “authority” versus a true “leader.” For more on this topic, check out Sinek’s latest book Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don’t now available for pre-order. Watch more videos here: http://www.99u.com

Get the book “Leaders Eat Last“

Paperback | Kindle

Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Action

Start With Why shows that the leaders who’ve had the greatest influence in the world–think Martin Luther King Jr., Steve Jobs, and the Wright Brothers–all think, act, and communicate the same way — and it’s the opposite of what everyone else does. Sinek calls this powerful idea ‘The Golden Circle,’ and it provides a framework upon which organizations can be built, movements can be led, and people can be inspired. And it all starts with WHY.

Get the book “Start with Why”

Paperback | Audible | Kindle

The Infinite Game

Best-selling author Simon Sinek offers a new approach to winning at the “game” of leadership.

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