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A Thought Experiment…
• Your day• Meet with Students/Families• Respond to Email• Answer Telephone Calls• Committee Meetings• Review Applications• Program Management• AND• An invitation to a Pizza
and Ping-Pong party over lunch
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A Thought Experiment…
• Ask Yourself• “Do I Go?”
• How You Might Respond• “I’m too busy to play games”• “Sure – I love getting to spend time
with my colleagues”• “Here’s a chance to get to know my
boss’s boss”• “Being part of this team means doing
silly stuff like this.”
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A Thought Experiment…
• How I responded
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Introduction to the Four Frames
Reframing Organizations By Lee G. Bolman and Terrence E. Deal
Robert BodeDirector of Financial Aid and
Military/Veteran Student ServicesUniversity of Wisconsin River Falls
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Reframing Organizations
• “The Curse of Cluelessness”• The Dilbert Principle:
• “’The most ineffective workers are systematically moved to the place where they can do the least damage – management.’”
• The problem to be solved• “We are hard pressed to manage
organizations so that benefits regularly exceed costs.”
• “The big question: Why Should This Be?”
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The Root of Cluelessness• “Clueless” Leaders
• Possess inadequate mental models• Cannot fully assess the environment• Use only the most familiar neural pathways (i.e.
“lazy” thinking)• “Artistic” Leaders
• Able to “frame and reframe” experience• Find new ways to see things• Articulate their vision• Lead others to change perspective
• “A primary cause of managerial failure is faulty thinking rooted in inadequate ideas.”
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What is a Frame?• Bolman and Deal define frames as:
• Windows• Maps• Tools• Lenses• Orientations• Perspectives
• As you “change frames” you change what you see
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Four Frames?• “To the man with a hammer, every
problem looks like a nail.” • The Theory
• There are 4 Frames• Most people use only 1 or 2
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The Four Frames
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The Four Frames• Structural• Human Resource• Political• Symbolic
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The Four Frames• How Managers Think
• Limited view • Opt for rational solutions• Value certainty and control while
fearing ambiguity and “going with the flow”
• Often rely on “One Right Answer”
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The Four Frames• How Managers Might Think
• Holistic framework• A palette of options• Apply creativity, risk taking and
playfulness • Finding the Right Question
• Passionate commitment to principle combined with flexibility
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Structural Frame• Assumptions
• Goals and objectives• Division of labor and specialization• Control and coordination• Rationality• Designed for current environment• Problems result from structural
deficiencies
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Structural Frame• Metaphor for Organization
• Factory or Machine• Central Concepts
• Rules, roles, goals, policies, technology, environment
• Image of Leadership• Social architecture (e.g. hierarchy or
organization chart)• Leadership Challenge
• Attune structure to task, technology and environment
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Human Resource Frame• Assumptions
• Organizations exist to serve humanneeds
• Mutual/reciprocal need• “Fit” is key
• Poor fit hurts both org and person• Good fit benefits both org and person
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Human Resource Frame• Metaphor for Organization
• Family
• Central Concepts• Needs, skills and relationships
• Image of Leadership• Empowerment
• Leadership Challenge• Align human and organizational
needs
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Political Frame• Assumptions
• Organizations are made up of coalitions of interest groups
• Enduring differences exist among coalitions (values, interests and perceptions)
• Scarce resources and differences lead to conflict
• Power is the most important asset• Decisions emerge from bargaining,
negotiation and jockeying for position
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Political Frame
• Metaphor for Organization• Jungle
• Central Concepts• Power, conflict, competition
• Image of Leadership• Advocacy
• Leadership Challenge• Set the agenda, establish power base
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Symbolic Frame• Assumptions
• Meaning of events is most important• Events have multiple meanings• Symbols provide clarity,
predictability, direction and hope amidst uncertainty and ambiguity
• What is expressed is more important than what is produced
• Shared values and beliefs creates a unifying organizational culture
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Symbolic Frame
• Metaphor for Organization• Theatre, temple
• Central Concepts• Culture, meaning, metaphor, ritual,
ceremony, stories, heroes
• Image of Leadership• Inspiration
• Leadership Challenge• Create meaning, beauty, faith
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Putting the Four Frames into Action
• Who Represents Which Frame? • Structural
• Scarecrow• Human Resource
• Tin Man• Political
• Cowardly Lion• Symbolic
• Dorothy
• Story of a Quest
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Final Thought
• Friend: “Paul, that doesn’t look much like a sunset”
• Paul Cezanne: “Then you do not see sunsets as I see them.”
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