Reframing Organizations, 6th Edition: Artistry, Choice, and Leadership

by Lee G. Bolman; Terrence E. Deal

Publisher:

Jossey-Bass

, 2017

Overview

Set aside trends to focus on the fundamentals of great leadership Reframing Organizations provides time-tested guidance for more effective organizational leadership. Rooted in decades of social science research across multiple disciplines, Bolman and Deal's four-frame model has continued to evolve since its conception over 25 years ago; this new sixth edition has been updated to include coverage of cross-sector collaboration, generational differences, virtual environments, globalization, sustainability, and communication across cultures. The Instructor's guide has been expanded to provide additional tools for the classroom, including chapter summary tip sheets, mini-assessments, Bolman & Deal podcasts, and more. These recent revisions reflect the intersection of reader recommendations and the current leadership environment, resulting in a renewed practicality and even greater alignment with everyday application. Combining the latest research from organizational theory, organizational behavior, psychology, sociology, political science and more, the model detailed here provides real guidance for real leaders. Guide, motivate, and inspire your team's best performance as you learn to:Optimize group, team, and organizational structureBuild a positive, collaborative dynamic across generations, teams, and sectorsUnderstand power and conflict amidst the internal and external political landscapeShape your organization's culture and build a cohesive sense of spiritBolman and Deal's four-frame model has withstood the test of time because it offers an accessible, compact, and powerful set of ideas for navigating complexity and turbulence. In today's business climate, leadership trends come and go; today's flash in the pan is tomorrow's obsolete strategy, but a leadership framework built on a solid foundation will serve your organization well no matter what the future holds. Reframing Organizations provides clear guidance and up-to-date insight for anyone facing the challenges of contemporary leadership.

Contents

Top Highlights

“A third fallacy attributes problems to thirsting for power.” (Page 28)

“Third, organizations are deceptive. They camouflage mistakes and surprises” (Page 32)

“Similarly, organizations are filled with people who have divergent interpretations of what is and should be happening. Each version contains a glimmer of truth, but each is a product of the prejudices and blind spots of its maker. Each frame tells a different story (Gottschall, 2012), but no single story is comprehensive enough to make an organization fully understandable or manageable.” (Page 21)

“Successful organizations employ a variety of methods to coordinate individual and group efforts and to link local initiatives with system-wide goals. They do this in two primary ways: vertically, through the formal chain of command, and laterally, through meetings, committees, coordinating roles, or network structures.” (Page 55)

“Blaming people points to the perennial importance of individual responsibility. People who are rigid, lazy, bumbling, or greedy do contribute to some of the problems we see in organizations. But condemning individuals often distracts us from seeing system weaknesses and offers few workable options.” (Page 29)

Product Details

• Title: Reframing Organizations: Artistry, Choice, and Leadership
• Authors: Lee G. Bolman, Terrence E. Deal
• Edition: 6th Edition
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Print Publication Date: 2017
• Logos Release Date: 2020
• Pages: 492
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Leadership; Management; Organizational behavior
• ISBNs: 9781119281818, 9781119281825, 9781119281832, 9781119281849, 9780470327746, 9780787972554, 9780787987985, 9780787987992, 9781118064818, 9781118557389, 9781118573235, 9781118573310, 9781118573334, 9781118573396, 9781119756835, 9781119756842, 9781119756859, 9781119855125, 1119281814, 1119281822, 1119281830, 1119281849, 047032774X, 078797255X, 0787987980, 0787987999, 111806481X, 1118557387, 1118573234, 1118573315, 1118573331, 1118573390, 1119756839, 1119756847, 1119756855, 1119855128
• Resource ID: LLS:WS_AC6B438DA3F5455294F960D3ED04893C
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-12-02T21:01:36Z