Never Rule Without A Magician, A Sage And A Fool

About the Book

Who’s got YOUR back? Leadership excellence is easier when leaders wisely enlist three key advisors—Magician, Sage and Fool. Magicians contribute unwavering focus on vision, Sages, deep knowledge and commitment to rule of law, and Fools love leaders enough to tell them the truth. Never Rule Without a Magician, a Sage and a Fool is the only leadership book revealing who a leader´s advisors should be and how they ensure success. Never Rule Without a Magician, a Sage and a Fool transitions leaders from the “lonely at the top” paradigm to leading with loyal comrades in arms. "Clare Novak is a natural storyteller and teacher. In her presentation of the material from ´Never Rule without a Magician, a Sage and a Fool´ Clare weaves her leadership lessons through the tales that have had us spellbound over the ages. Gather around and listen intently for there are indeed many a lesson to learn from Clare." -- Valeria Maltoni, Coordinator, Fast Company Readers´ Network, Philadelphia

About the Author

Clare Novak is an international leadership development trainer and consultant. Her clients represent a variety of industries and range from multi-national corporations to not-for-profit organizations. Ms. Novak authored numerous articles, one of which, The Consultant as Archetypal Fool was the idea seed for this book. She is also a speaker and has addressed national and international conferences and numerous professional organizations on topics as diverse as Coaxing Creativity from Cube Dwellers and EBIT, Duh! Her personal journeys have led her to explore everything from ice climbing to dinner on the Danube, Dneiper and the Nile.