Select and discuss one of the four images described in Exhibit 17.4 (Bolman & Deal, 2017)

Exhibit 17.4 Reframing Leadership

Leadership is effective when:

Frame                                               Leader is:                                  Leadership process is:

Structural                                         Analyst, architect                    Analyst, design

Human resource                             Catalyst, servant                      Support empowerment

Political                                            Advocate negotiator                Advocacy, coalition building

Symbolic                                          Prophet, poet                           Inspiration, meaning-making.

Leadership is ineffective when:

Frame                                              Leader is:                                   Leadership process is:

Structural                                        Petty bureaucrat tyrant            Management by detail and fiat

Human resource                            Weakling, pushover                  Abdication

Political                                            Con artist, thug                        Manipulation, fraud

Symbolic                                         Fanatic, charlatan                     Mirage, smoke and mirrors.

 

-What are the characteristics, skills and processes that make an effective leader in this frame? When is this leadership approach effective and ineffective? Why do you agree or disagree that this is a valuable way to look at leadership?