She positioned herself in an ad campaign as the queen who stood guard at the palace gate. ... She was so widely feared and hated that her minions called her the Queen of Mean.18 Eventually, the fear and loathing in the ranks stimulated ...
Author: Lee G. Bolman
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118046641
Category: Business & Economics
Page: 256
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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 Lincoln3⁄4all 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.