Passion & Discipline: Don Quixote's Lessons for Leadership (2003)

On a journey from the plains of historic La Mancha to the high-tech companies of Silicon Valley, Stanford Professor James March pursues the characteristics that define a leader: imagination, commitment, and joy. He argues that too much reliance on the logic of consequences can impede leadership. By not losing sight of who they are, what they value, and what they want to achieve, leaders affirm their commitment to the promise of something greater than what currently exists.