Synopses & Reviews
'With the appearance of Leading with Soul in 1995, Terry Deal and Lee Bolman became pioneers in the movement to reconnect work and spirit. Since then, interest in the spiritual dimensions of leadership and work has exploded. In book clubs and boardrooms, talk shows and seminar rooms, more and more people are coming together in the search for depth and meaning in their work and their lives. While preserving the book\'s basic story and message, the newly revised edition of Leading with Soul offers much more. Bolman and Deal present insights about the changing nature of work and the new face of workers. They add an entirely new chapter that highlights stories from readers who share their own real experiences with soul at work. At the heart of this groundbreaking book is a contemporary parable, which tells the story of Steve, a dispirited leader in search of something more meaningful in his life than an obsession with the bottom line. Through conversations with Maria?a mysterious sage whose wisdom was forged in her own hard-won business career?Steve unexpectedly discovers the true meaning of leadership. Having rediscovered his own soul, he is able to ignite the spirit of his organization. The Authors Lee G. Bolman and Terrence E. Deal pioneered the study of business life and learning in their best-selling book Reframing Organizations (1991) from Jossey-Bass. Bolman is an author, teacher, and consultant who currently holds the Marion Bloch/Missouri Chair in Leadership at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. He consults worldwide to corporations, public agencies, universities, and schools. Deal is the Irving R. Melbo Professor of Education at the Rossier School, University of Southern California, and a consultant to business, health care, military, educational, and religious organizations worldwide. He is the coauthor of sixteen books, including the best-selling Corporate Cultures (1983, with A. A. Kennedy) and Managing the Hidden Organization (1994, with W. A. Jenkins).'
Review
"Wonderful lessons about leadership in a very personal story of a relationship between a teacher and a student. It is teaching and storytelling at its best." —James A. Autry, author of Life and Work
Synopsis
"No two authors are better equipped than Bolman and Deal to address and answer the seminal dilemma of our time-the difference between making a living and making a life. They lead the way to discover how to lead a spirited life." --Warren Bennis, distinguished professor of business administration, University of Southern California, and author of Managing the Dream "Wonderful lessons about leadership in a very personal story of a relationship between a teacher and a student. It is teaching and storytelling at its best." --James A. Autry, author, Life and Work "Bolman and Deal understand that organizations are filled with living, breathing, feeling human beings, people who need more than a paycheck, more than a performance review, more than a promotion. This is a deceptively powerful realization for any leader." --Patrick Lencioni, author, The Five Temptations of a CEO: Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive
Synopsis
Since its original publication in 1995, Leading with Soul has inspired thousands of readers. Far ahead of its time, the book bravely revealed the path to leadership to be a very personal journey requiring a knowledge of self and a servant-leader mentality. Now, in this new and revised edition, authors Bolman and Deal address such currrent issues as the changing nature of work, the new face of today's workforce, and the greater need for an infusion of soul in the workplace. They also include real-life stories from readers of the first edition, and answer key questions that those readers raise. As vital as ever, this revisted narrative of an executive and his quest for deeper meaning continues to point the way to a more fulfilling work experience.
Synopsis
The powerful story of one beleaguered executive's quest for passion and purpose in work and life is crafted in the visionary tradition of M. Scott Peck and Max De Pree. The authors draw upon many of the world's major spiritual traditions, poetry and philosophy, social science teachings, and their own extensive consulting experience to offer inspiration and guidance--teaching that the heart of true leadership can only be found in the heart of a leader.This contemporary parable chronicles the journey of Steve, a dispirited leader in search of something deeper and more satisfying than a preoccupation with the bottom line. He seeks answers from Maria, a sage whose wisdom was forged in her own hard-won business career. Although Maria's initial questions seem far afield from business, Steve unexpectedly discovers the true meaning of leadership. By finding his own soul, he learns to ignite the spirit of his organization.The authors draw upon many of the world's major spiritual traditions, poetry and philosophy, social science teachings on leadership and organizations, and their own extensive consulting experience to offer inspiration and guidance for today's embattled leaders. True to the essence of leadership, Bolman and Deal offer an invitation to participate with them in understanding the ties that bind spirituality and leadership together. Interludes within the story explore the everyday application of lessons Steve has learned and provide practical ways to get the most from life and work."Teaching and storytelling at its best."--James A. Autry, author of Life and Work
Synopsis
Inspired by such visionary writers as M. Scott Peck and Max De Pree, authors Lee Bolman and Terry Deal have crafted a powerful story of one beleaguered executive's quest for passion and purpose in work and in life. This contemporary parable chronicles the journey of Steve, a dispirited leader in search of something deeper and more satisfying than a preoccupation with the bottom line. He seeks answers from Maria, a sage whose wisdom was forged in her own hard-won business career. Although Maria's initial questions seem far afield from business, Steve unexpectedly discovers the true meaning of leadership. By finding his own soul, he learns to ignite the spirit of his organization.
The authors draw upon many of the world's major spiritual traditions, poetry and philosophy, social science teachings on leadership and organizations, and their own extensive consulting experience. They offer inspiration, guidance, and an invitation to participate with them in understanding the ties that bind spirituality and leadership together.
About the Author
LEE G. BOLMAN and TERRENCE E. DEAL pioneered the study of business life and learning in their best-selling book, Reframing Organizations (Jossey-Bass, 1994). Bolman is an author, teacher, and consultant who currently holds the Marion Bloch Chair in Leadership at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. He consults worldwide to corporations, public agencies, universities, and schools. Deal is professor in education at Vanderbilt's Peabody College and a consultant to business, health care, and military, educational, and religious organizations worldwide. He is coauthor of ten books, including the best-selling Corporate Cultures (1983, with A. A. Kennedy) and Managing the Hidden Organization (1994).
Table of Contents
Introduction: Leadership and the Meaning of Life
The Search
1. The Heart of Leadership Lives in the Hearts of Leaders
2. The Human Heart is More than a Pump
3. The Journey of a Soul
4. Discovering New Teachers
. Interlude: Reclaiming Your Soul
Conviction
5. A Place to Start
6. Vicissitudes of the Journey
Interlude: Leaning into Your Fear
Gifts
7. Gifts of Leadership
8. Authorship
9. Love
10. Power
11. Significance
Interlude: Community and the Cycle of Giving
Sharing
12. Summoning the Magic of Stories
13. Lifting Our Voice in Song
14. Celebrating Shared Icons
Interlude: Expressing the Spirit
A New Life
15. The Twilight of Leadership
16. Deep Refuge
Interlude: The Cycle of the Spirit
17. The Legacy