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We are not talking here of the characters of ‘Gandalf the Grey’ from the Lord of the Rings or ‘Albus Dumbledore’ of Harry Potter. But Wizardry in leadership, in essence, talks about its magic and mystery.
The thing that separates wizard from the ordinary is being “wise”; a trait that is obviously needed by every leader. Bolman and Deal, considering our modern time related the mystery of wizard to the so called – ‘charisma of a leader’; which is the giftedness to capture the imagination, allegiance, and devotion of others.
But be warned though that even in films and noble books, wizards exist in different kinds; some are the harmful type, some wannabe, and the few authentic one.
To illustrate, a harmful wizard in leadership is to look at ‘Voldemort’ (Harry Potter) and Sauron (Lord of the Rings) who simply seek power and destruction. Wannabes are those who are flirting with wizardry and yet not really realizing the true sense of it. Authentic wizard is the persons of “Gandalf and Dumbledore; wise, charismatic, constructive, positive and inspiring.
In the real world, some of them are Mary Kay of Mary Kay Cosmetics, Howard Schultz of Starbucks, Ray Kroc of McDonald’s, Ronald Reagan of the US Politics and Phil Jackson in the field of sports. They are unquestionable examples of ‘wizard leaders’ who were able to put magic in their organization and thus transform it from plain to extravagant.
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