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Reframing academic leadership

Author: Lee G Bolman; Joan V Gallos
Publisher: San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, ©2011.
Series: Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series.
Edition/Format:   eBook : Document : English : 1st edView all editions and formats
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"The powerful tool of "reframing" can be applied to the challenges of higher education leadership. The book uses the authors Lee Bolman and Joan Gallos's four frames (Structural, Human Resource, Political, Symbolic) developed by Bolman and Deal to illustrate different views of academic leadership. The Structural Frame: The Human Resource Frame: The Political Frame: and The Symbolic Frame. This will prove to be an  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Electronic books
Additional Physical Format: Print version:
Bolman, Lee G.
Reframing academic leadership.
San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, c2011
(DLC) 2010042999
(OCoLC)656452681
Material Type: Document, Internet resource
Document Type: Internet Resource, Computer File
All Authors / Contributors: Lee G Bolman; Joan V Gallos
ISBN: 9780470929254 0470929251 9780470929322 0470929324 9780470929339 0470929332
OCLC Number: 759581328
Description: 1 online resource (xxiii, 254 p.)
Contents: part I: Leadership epistemology : when you understand, you know what to do. Opportunities and challenges in academic leadership --
Sensemaking and the power of reframing --
Knowing what you're doing : learning, authenticity, and theories for action --
part II: Reframing leadership challenges. Building clarity and capacity : leader as analyst and architect --
Respecting and managing differences : leader as compassionate politician --
Fostering a caring and productive campus : leader as servant, catalyst, and coach --
Keeping the faith and celebrating the mission : leader as prophet and artist --
part III: Sustaining higher education leaders : courage and hope. Managing conflict --
Leading from the middle --
Leading difficult people --
Managing your boss --
Sustaining health and vitality --
Feeding the soul --
Epilogue : the sacred nature of academic leadership.
Series Title: Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series.
Responsibility: Lee G. Bolman, Joan V. Gallos.

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"Colleges and universities constitute a special type of organization; and their complex mission, dynamics, personnel structures, and values require a distinct set of understandings and skills to lead  Read more...
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