How great leaders think
Subtitle: the art of reframing
By: Lee G. Bolman, Terrence E. Deal
Contributors: Deal, Terrence E.
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Wiley-Interscience; Jossey-Bass
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9781118140987
Subjects: Leadership; Organizational change
Description: "Reframing Leadership translates Bolman & Deal's influential four-frame model of leadership and organizations developed in their bestselling Jossey-Bass Book, Reframing Organizations: Artistry, Choice and Leadership, (over 300,000 copies sold in 4 editions, $7M in net revenue) into a thought-provoking and practical guide for leaders in business and other organizations. This book will offer leaders a template and guide for understanding four major dimensions of organizational life: structure, people, politics, and symbols (or culture) that will enable them to decode the messy world in which they live, see a broader range of options, and find more powerful and elegant strategies for leading"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1 Leadership in Four Dimensions; title: 1.Introduction: The Power of Reframing; title: pt. 2 Structural Leadership; title: 2.Getting Organized; title: 3.Organizing Groups and Teams; title: pt. 3 Human Resource Leadership; title: 4.Leading People; title: 5.Seeing Ourselves as Others See Us; title: pt. 4 Political Leadership; title: 6.The Leader as Politician; title: 7.The Leader as Warrior and Peacemaker; title: pt. 5 Symbolic Leadership; title: 8.The Leader as Magician; title: 9.Seeking Soul in Teams; title: pt. 6 Improving Leadership Practice; title: 10.Retraining in Action; title: 11.Images of Leadership: Can Crooked Kites Fly?; title: 12.Leadership and Change; title: 13.Searching for Soul: Leadership Ethics; title: 14.Great Leaders, Great Stories.