The Wizard and the Warrior

The Wizard and the Warrior gives leaders the insight and courage they need to take risks on behalf of values they cherish and the people they guide. Great leaders must act both as wizard, calling on imagination, creativity, meaning, and magic, and as warrior, mobilizing strength, courage, and willingness to fight as necessary to fulfill their mission. Best-selling authors Lee Bolman and Terrence Deal present the defining moments and experiences of exemplary leaders such as Carly Fiorina, Thomas Keller (head chef of French Laundry), David Neeleman (CEO of Jet Blue), Mary Kay Ash, Warren Buffet, Anne Mulcahy, and Abraham Lincoln all of whom have wrested with their own inner warrior and wizard. These engaging, realistic case studies are followed by commentaries that will raise questions and suggest possibilities without rushing to resolution or simple answers.

The Wizard and the Warrior gives leaders the insight and courage they need to take risks on behalf of values they cherish and the people they guide. Great leaders must act both as wizard, calling on imagination, creativity, meaning, and magic, and as warrior, mobilizing strength, courage, and willingness to fight as necessary to fulfill their mission. Best-selling authors Lee Bolman and Terrence Deal present the defining moments and experiences of exemplary leaders such as Carly Fiorina, Thomas Keller (head chef of French Laundry), David Neeleman (CEO of Jet Blue), Mary Kay Ash, Warren Buffet, Anne Mulcahy, and Abraham Lincoln¾all of whom have wrested with their own inner warrior and wizard. These engaging, realistic case studies are followed by commentaries that will raise questions and suggest possibilities without rushing to resolution or simple answers.

PART ONE. CONFRONTING THE WIZARD AND WARRIOR WITHIN.1. Light and Shadow: Richard Nixon and Mother Teresa.2. Assessing Your Inner Wizard and Warrior.PART TWO. TOXIC, RELENTLESS, AND PRINCIPLED WARRIORS.3. The Toxic Warrior.4. The Relentless Warrior.5. The Principled Warrior.PART THREE. THE WARRIOR PATH.6. Warrior Heart.7. Warrior Mind.8. Warrior Skill.9. Warrior Weapons.PART FOUR. WIZARD ROLES: AUTHENTIC, WANNABE, AND HARMFUL.10. The Authentic Wizard.11. The Wannabe Wizard.12. The Harmful Wizard.PART FIVE. WIZARDS AT WORK.13. The Wizard's Odyssey.14. Summoning the Spirit.PART SIX. THE LEADER'S JOURNEY: FUSING WARRIOR AND WIZARD.15. Personal Journey: The Ninja and the Samurai.16. Learning to Lead: The Genesis and Rebirth of IBM.17. Leading With Courage and Faith: Joan of Arc.18. Creative Confrontation: Willem "Tex" Gunning.19. Promoting the Dream: Martin Luther King Jr..20. Enhancing the Wizard and Warrior Within.21. The Sword and the Wand.Notes.Acknowledgments.The Authors.Index.