“Les Csorba puts into words a lesson I learned in business, politics and diplomacy: Without honesty and trust, even simple problems can ripen into disasters; with honesty and trust, even the most contentious disputes can be settled.”
James A. Baker, III
Former United States Secretary of State and White House Chief of Staff
“An important and illuminating guide to understanding leadership based on Biblical principles.”
Kenneth W. Starr
Former Independent Counsel and
Judge, U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, (D.C.)
“I've read several manuscripts for friends and associates during the last 10 years, mostly on leadership and TRUST is the most comprehensive, readable and accurate book that I have read…”
Archie W. Dunham
Chairman, ConocoPhillips
"At a time when our Country is in greater need of moral leadership than ever before, Les Csorba has provided a compelling and insightful book that combines religious and moral teaching with historical experience to produce an invaluable guide for leaders who would be true to the TRUST for which they are accountable."
Edwin Meese, III
United States Attorney General during the Reagan Administration
“In the midst of our cacophony of words about leadership, a compelling harmony emerges from the pages of Les Csorba's pivotal treatise on frontrunners. Few writers combine the public service experience, the journalistic skills and the deep compassion for people that makes TRUST a classic on leadership, and compulsory reading for every thinking citizen who eyes the future with discernment."
Howard G. Hendricks
Distinguished Professor, Chairman, Center for Christian Leadership,
Dallas Theological Seminary
“If trust is the currency of public and private life, we are in serious financial straits! Les Csorba reminds of trust's value and shows the way to reclaiming what should be our personal and national inheritance.”
Cal Thomas
America's most widely syndicated op-ed political columnist and
Fox News Contributor
“Les Csorba has done a masterful job of weaving stories from religion, business and government into a tutorial on leadership, character and trust. It is a must read by anyone in a position of authority…to a certain extent that includes all of us.”
Gerard R. Roche
Senior Chairman, Heidrick & Struggles, Inc., the world's premier executive search firm
“Les is right on target in emphasizing how important trust is in becoming a great leader…he centers on the most important principles in life – honesty and integrity - and gets an A+ in my book.”
Drayton McLane, Jr
Chairman, McLane Group (Owner, The Houston Astros)
“Frankly, I planned to just skim through the manuscript. But I became so deeply involved - better, inspired - in reading Les Csorba's very compelling message on trust that I read it thoroughly...and enjoyed every minute of it. In fact, the characteristics of leadership he elucidated cross over into both our traditions and, I venture to say, serve at the very foundation of our American Judeo-Christian heritage. Moreover, the Hebrew word for ‘trust' (Eimun) comes from the same etymological root as the term for ‘faith' (Emuna). Placing our trust in leadership is, indeed, an act of faith on our part. Perhaps at no time before has our need for wise instruction in this arena been so critical - for the sake of the survival of the world...and no book better at clarifying the scene than Les Csorba's!”
Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein
Founder and President, International Fellowship of Christians and Jews
”TRUST is a must read for anyone interested in understanding what character traits make a great leader. Les makes a very compelling argument that when it comes to leadership, character still counts!”
Joe Scarborough
Host MSNBC's “Scarborough Country” and former US Congressman
"Les Csorba has provided a thoughtful book about moral leadership - certainly one of the compelling issues of our time. The decline of trust in America's leaders is surely a cause of great concern and manifests itself in many ways in all walks of life, public and private. The insights set forth in this work should prove most useful to today's leaders in every field of endeavor."
Richard Thornburgh, Former Governor of Pennsylvania and United States Attorney General during the Bush and Reagan Administrations
"Les Csorba has provided a valuable perspective for leaders that trust is the foundation upon which ideas can flourish and improve our world. Whether it is politics, business, football or any other endeavor, I concur with Les' argument that trust is the ‘air that a leader breathes.' His is a compelling reminder that we are all leaders and must build and maintain trust within our families, at work and at play."
Jack Kemp
”TRUST… the one thing that makes or breaks a leader says it all. Trust is the indispensable ingredient to successful leadership. Les Csorba gets to the root of the leadership dilemma, we are all self-interested, we are born that way, yet true leaders master the urge to safeguard their position, their reputation, their personal net worth first and foremost, and instead consistently put the interests of the groups they lead before their own. TRUST strikes a particularly poignant nerve when Les makes it personal, reminding leaders that they are most responsible for and to their families, it starts in the home.”
Sherron S. Watkins
Former Enron Corp. Vice President and Time Person of the Year 2002
"In his highly readable and informative book, Les Csorba exposes the major shortcoming in most of our cherished institutions today. It is absent, in varying degrees, in business, in government, in world politics, in the church, and most tragically, in the family structure. That shortcoming is leadership. Using both Biblical and real life experiences, the author makes the compelling case for trust as the essential ingredient of a truly successful leader, regardless of the endeavor."
Jack Little
(Retired) Chief Executive Officer, Shell Oil Company
“Les Csorba has hit the nail on the head with TRUST. We live in a day void of trusting a man's word. Les explores the breakdown of trusting one another in modern-day society. He reminds us of how fragile and delicate this lost virtue has become, and challenges the reader to consider the need mankind has to depend upon, and trust in, the One who is most trustworthy, the Lord Jesus Christ.”
Franklin Graham
Chief Executive Officer, Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
"Les served with distinction in the White House, and now recruits corporate leaders as a partner of one of the world's premier executive search firms. Surrounded by leaders all his life, and having quietly led himself, he has written a thoughtful and compelling book that should become required reading for any serious student of leadership. He obliterates the amoral pragmatism of the prevailing leadership ethic. His argument is timely and urgent - character in leadership has become the supreme requirement of our day!”
Foster Friess
Founder/Chairman, Brandywine Funds & CEO, Friess Associates
“When it comes to leadership, Les Csorba has it absolutely right in TRUST. Whether you are a husband, father, businessman, military leader or pastor; if you are ‘in charge' - or want to be - you need to read this book! If you know a person in a position of responsibility - give them this book!”
LtCol Oliver North, USMC (Ret.)
Host of “War Stories” on the FOX News Channel
“Knowing Les as a friend, contemporary, and my Sunday school teacher, I recommend TRUST and its lessons. It's excellent! The qualities of a trusted leader transcend all bounds of daily life, and with this writing, Les has conveyed his own leadership qualities to the reader.”
Mary Lou Retton
Olympic Gold Medalist
“Mr. Csorba has carefully dissected and examined the character strengths needed to be a successful leader in our world. Building upon a solid Biblically-based foundation, Mr. Csorba has crafted a tremendous resource for those looking to take any type of leadership role, be it in the political realm, the business world, the media, the church, or the home. Given our current climate of fallen leaders, this powerful work could not have come at a better time.”
Tim LaHaye
New York Times Best Selling Author, Minister, Educator
“Les Csorba has defined leadership with TRUST – straightforward, yet awesome.”
Malcolm Morris
Chairman and Co-CEO Stewart Information Services Corporation
“Leadership is a sacred responsibility that temporarily empowers individuals with an extraordinary leverage that can be used to change lives in profound ways. Les Csorba has captured that very foundation of leadership in his new book TRUST.”
Robert Beauchamp
Chief Executive Officer, BMC Software
“In TRUST: Les Csorba offers a new classic, definitive word on leadership. Showing wisdom beyond his years, Les gives insight into restoring this key ingredient into a society that has grown very skeptical of those in leadership positions. When such concepts as honesty, integrity, character, reliability, and loyalty seem to be earning spots on the “endangered species” list, TRUST is a must read!”
Dr. H. Edwin Young
Pastor, Second Baptist Church, Houston
Former President, Southern Baptist Convention
