How Great Leaders Think: The Art of Reframing

How Great Leaders Think: the Art of Reframing usescompelling, contemporary examples to show how more complex thinkingis the key to better leadership. Leaders who understand what'sgoing on around them see what they need to do to achieve theresults they want. Bolman and Deal's influential four-frame modelof leadership and organizations--developed in theirbestselling book, Reframing Organizations: Artistry Choice andLeadership--offers leaders an accessible guide forunderstanding four major aspects of organizational life: structure, people, politics, and culture. Tapping into the complexity enablesleaders to decode the messy world in which they live, see moreoptions, tell better stories, and find strategies that are moreeffective. Case examples of leaders like Jeff Bezos at Amazon, Howard Schultz at Starbucks, Tony Hsieh at Zappos, Ursula Burns atXerox, and the late Steve Jobs at Apple provide concrete lessonsthat readers can put to use in their own leadership. The book'slessons include:

• How to use structural tools to organize teams and organizationsfor better results
• How to build motivation and morale by aligning organizationsand people
• How to map the terrain and build a power base to navigate thepolitical dynamics in organizations
• How to develop a leadership story that shapes culture, providesdirection, and inspires commitment to excellence