"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)

"...the storyline is absorbing...it should be passed onto friends and colleagues until it's dog-eared and dog-tired..." (Personnel Today, 25 September 2001)