Reframing Organizations: Artistry, Choice, and Leadership (The Jossey-Bass Management Series) - Softcover

Bolman, Lee G.; Deal, Terrence E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0787908215 ISBN 13: 9780787908218

Publisher: Jossey-Bass, 1997

Synopsis

In this updated version of their best-selling classic, the authors explain how the powerful tool of reframing --appraising situations from diverse perspectives--can be used to build high-performing, responsive organizations.

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Review:

At a time when managers everywhere are seeking strong but sensible ways to reorient their companies for the coming millennium, a new edition of Reframing Organizations: Artistry, Choice, and Leadership, by Lee Bolman and Terrence Deal, reintroduces the bestselling authors' clear and insightful approach to "big picture" management. Updated examples add to those previously drawn from business, education, health care, and the public sector to help today's leaders prepare more creatively for tomorrow's needs.

From the Inside Flap:

Become a more versatile manager and a more artistic leader. In this revised and updated version of their best-selling classic, authors Lee Bolman and Terrence Deal explain how to use the powerful tool of "reframing" — deliberately looking at situations from more than one vantage point — to bring order out of confusion and to build high-performing, responsive organizations. Presenting four practical perspectives or "frames" from which to work, they show managers how to become constructive change agents, and guide the reader in selecting a leadership strategy that responds to an organization's current and future needs.Become a more versatile manager and a more artistic leader. In this updated version of their best-selling classic, the authors explain how the powerful tool of "reframing"—deliberately looking at situations from more than one vantage point—can be used to build high-performing, responsive organizations. Shows how to select a leadership strategy that best serves an organization's current and future needs.

About this edition

• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0787908215
• ISBN 13: 9780787908218
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 448