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Lee G. Bolman and Terrence E. Deal

THE WIZARD AND THE WARRIOR

Master the balance of vision and action by leading with wisdom like a wizard and courage like a warrior.
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What Will You Learn?
Balance imagination with action for complete leadership – The Wizard and the Warrior by Bolman and Deal integrates opposing forces. This comprehensive leadership duality summary and key frameworks include: • Wizard-Warrior Integration - Combine visionary thinking with practical execution • Four-Frame Thinking - View challenges through structural, human, political, and symbolic lenses • Leadership Theater - Use symbols and stories as powerful change tools • Paradox Power - Embrace contradictions as source of creative solutions What most summaries miss: Great leaders shift between wizard and warrior modes multiple times daily, not annually. Begin Click.Apply.Grow™ mastery: Assess whether you're naturally wizard or warrior. Practice your weaker mode in safe situations. Integrate both in major decisions. Leaders balancing both modes achieve 4x better change success rates. Dream like wizards. Execute like warriors.

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About the Author

Lee G. Bolman and Terrence E. Deal are distinguished scholars and consultants best known for their classic work *Reframing Organizations*, which has guided leaders worldwide in understanding organizational dynamics.

What sets them apart: They translate complex theory into practical frameworks—structural, human resources, political, and symbolic—that help leaders see organizations in new ways.

Executives applying their frameworks report clearer strategies, stronger cultures, and more resilient organizations.

The thought leaders who redefine how leaders interpret and lead organizations.

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