Wizard & the Warrior

Most leaders feel that if they have the right job, the right idea, and treat the people right, it should all work well. But in so doing, they ignore the greatest challenge of leadership: the tension between passion (the wizard) and politics (the warrior).

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.