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The wizard and the warrior : leading with passion and power

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
eBook, English, ©2006
Jossey-Bass, a Wiley imprint, San Francisco, CA, ©2006
1 online resource (258 pages)
9781118046647, 9781280409189, 9786610409181, 9780787985578, 1118046641, 1280409185, 6610409188, 0787985570
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Confronting the wizard and warrior within
1. Light and shadow : Mother Teresa and Richard Nixon
2. Assessing your inner wizard and warrior
Part two: Warrior roles : toxic, relentless, and principled
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
English