Using a multidisciplinary approach to management, this deceptively simple model offers a powerful set of tools for navigating complexity and turbulence; as the political and economic climate continues to evolve. Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : the power of reframing --Simple ideas, complex organizations -- Getting organized -- Structure and restructuring -- Organizing groups and teams -- People and organizations -- Improving human resource management -- Interpersonal and group dynamics -- Power, conflict, and coalition -- The manager as politician -- Organizations as political arenas and political agents -- Organizational symbols and culture -- Culture in action -- Organization as theater -- Integrating frames for effective practice -- Reframing in action : opportunities and perils -- Leadership in theory and practice -- Reframing leadership -- Reframing change in organizations -- Reframing ethics and spirit -- Bringing it all together : change and leadership in action.