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1 online resource |
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Includes index. |
| Summary |
"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"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
How Great Leaders Think: The Art of Reframing; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part 1: Leadership in Four Dimensions; Chapter 1: Introduction: The Power of Reframing; The Curse of Cluelessness; Framing; Frame Breaking; Four Leadership Frames; Factories; Families; Jungles; Temples and Carnivals; Multiframe Thinking; Conclusion; Part 2: Structural Leadership; Chapter 2: Getting Organized; Structure at United Parcel Service (UPS); McDonald's and Harvard: A Structural Odd Couple; Elements of Social Architecture; Contextual Factors; Size and Age; Core Process; Strategy and Goals. |
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Information TechnologyNature of the Workforce; Applying the Structural Frame; Conclusion; Chapter 3: Organizing Groups and Teams; Lord of the Flies; Saga of the Trapped Chilean Miners; Comparing Leadership Dynamics; Task and Structure in Teams; Structures of Sports Teams; Sum of the Parts: Baseball; Planning the Next Move: Football; Coordination on the Fly: Basketball; Conclusion; Part 3: Human Resource Leadership; Chapter 4: Leading People; Treat 'em Like Dirt; Semco: Investing in People; Developing a Philosophy and Values; Hiring the Right People; Keeping Them; Investing in People. |
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Sustaining Power to the PeoplePromoting Diversity; Men's Wearhouse: Getting It Right; Conclusion; Chapter 5: Seeing Ourselves as Others See Us; Ellen and Don; Self-Awareness; Leadership Skills: Advocacy and Inquiry; Conclusion; Part 4: Political Leadership; Chapter 6: The Leader as Politician; Political Skills; Setting Agendas; Mapping the Political Terrain; Networking and Building Coalitions; Bargaining and Negotiation; A Case Example: The Troubled Auditor; Conclusion; Chapter 7: The Leader as Warrior and Peacemaker; Steve Jobs: The Warrior; Enter Bob Iger: The Peacemaker. |
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Orchestrating Conflict: Raise or Lower the Flame?The Peacemaker: Cooling the Flame; The Warrior: Turning Up the Heat; A Case Example: Lois Payne; Conclusion; Part 5: Symbolic Leadership; Chapter 8: The Leader as Magician; Cultural Revival at Starbucks; The Memo; The Uproar; Barista Boot Camp; Reinventing an Icon; Leadership Summit; 2008 Annual Meeting: Building Confidence; The Galvanizing Extravaganza; Reviewing the Cultural Threads of the Starbucks Story; The Ways of Magic: How Symbolic Leaders Work; Symbolic Leaders Respect and Use History; Symbolic Leaders Interpret Experience. |
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Symbolic Leaders Develop and Communicate a Hopeful VisionSymbolic Leaders Lead by Example; Symbolic Leaders Tell Stories; Symbolic Leaders Convene Rituals and Ceremonies; Conclusion; Chapter 9: Seeking Soul in Teams; The Eagle Group: Reasons for Success; Signing Up; Leadership Diversity as a Competitive Advantage; Example, Not Command; Specialized Language; Stories; Humor and Play; Ritual and Ceremony; The Contribution of Informal Cultural Players; Building a Soulful Team; Conclusion; Part 6: Improving Leadership Practice; Chapter 10: Reframing in Action; Benefits and Risks of Reframing. |
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Leadership.
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Organizational change.
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Leadership |
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Organizational Innovation |
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Leadership. |
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Changement organisationnel. |
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Leadership |
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Organizational change |
| Added Author |
Deal, Terrence E.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Bolman, Lee G. How great leaders think. San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, 2014 9781118140987 (DLC) 2014013595 |
| ISBN |
9781118284506 (electronic bk.) |
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111828450X (electronic bk.) |
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9781118282236 (electronic bk.) |
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111828223X (electronic bk.) |
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(hardback) |
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