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Post 1in Order For Leaders And Managers Understand Their Organization

Post 1in Order For Leaders And Managers Understand Their Organization

Post #1 In order for leaders and managers understand their organizations through a variety of lenses, or perspectives, Lee Bolman and Terrance Deal suggest four organizational constructs, or frames: Structural, Human Resource, Political and Symbolic. Each frame includes a set of ideas that help make sense of how individuals and organizations think and work. Individual frame have inherent strengths and weaknesses, advantages and disadvantages, all are founded in both managerial practice and social science research (Bolman & Deal, 2003). Management must understand that events can serve numerous purposes and that people often operate from different points of view. Several lines of research have found that effective leaders and effective organizations rely on multiple frames (Bolman & Deal, 2013).

By view the organization from multiple perspectives, the management of an organization will develop a holistic picture of the organization, which will lead to a successful execution of the assigned task. Reference Reframing Organizations – Lee Bolman & Terrance Deal « Dr. Doug Green. (n.d.). Retrieved March 30, 2018, from McKeon, B. (2013). BOLMAN_AND_DEAL Test Bank.

Retrieved April 01, 2018, from Post #2 Using multiple frames to understand issues is very helpful. According to Bolman and Deal (2013), “Each of the frames generates its on possibilities, creatively translated into alternative scenarios (p 324). In other words, individuals can either broaden or narrow their vision to opportunities available to them. People, depending on their position and level in an organization, will view issues through different frames and use their pull to attempt to align others to their perspective. Bolman and Deal (2013) also mention that the success of an individual depends on their skill and artistry to follow a given script.

This means that a successful manager will be able to effectively apply the correct frame or frames to any given organizational issue. A successful manager must be able to correctly apply frame(s) taking into account the given issue and the strengths and weaknesses of the frames that they are applying. “Leaders influence their organizations by deciding what the organization should pay attention to and then providing ways of looking at it†(Chait, Ryan & Taylor, 2004). These leaders or managers can give importance to issues that they think are important, based on the frame or frames that they choose to use. Bolman, L. G., & Deal, T. E. (2013). Reframing organizations: Artistry, choice, and leadership . San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. Chait, R. P., Ryan, W. P., & Taylor, B. E. (2004). Governance as Leadership. Board Source, 1-4.

Retrieved April 04, 2018, from Post #3 It is my belief that frames are certainly helpful in understanding and addressing the issue. Whether you are dealing in an organizational, political, or social setting, few people understand the aggregate of most situations and issues. In other words, most people may understand the headline but few will delve in enough to gain a deeper understanding to where they can own the situation or issue during a discussion. When people do this they gain credibility because their personality enables them to frame the issue from the perspective they want the receiver to glean it from. According to McShane and Von Glinow (2008), “Over the past decade personality has regained some of its credibility in organizational settings.

Research indicates that effective leaders have identifiable traits and that personality explains some of a person’s positive attitudes and life happiness†(p. 52). From an organizational perspective, framing can provide employees the incentive to support a change initiative instead of stifling it. From a political perspective, framing can secure the support needed for election to office. The person who is framing the issue must be comfortable in their skin and perceived as an honest broker and having a moral compass.

According to Gardner et al.(2005), “When leaders know themselves and have a clear sense of who they are and what they stand for, they have a strong anchor for their decisions and action†(as cited in Northouse, 2016, p. 203). References Bolman, L. G., & Deal, T. E. (2003).

Reframing Organizations. (3rd ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Northouse, P.G. (2016). Leadership: Theory and Practice. (7th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc. ENGL 1540 Research Paper To complete this assignment, you must select a job or career path that you are interested in researching (e.g., accountant, business analyst, lawyer, HR manager, marketing executive).

You must submit a thesis statement outlining the job or career that you plan to research during class on Wednesday, January 31st. Paragraph submissions not received while students are in class will receive a grade of 0/5 without a note from medical professional After you have selected your job, you are ready to begin the written portion of the assignment. Your APA formatted paper should be about 1500 words (approximately 6 pages). All written assignments are due by midnight on Friday, March 28th, 2018. No late papers will be accepted without a note from a medical professional or counselling services.

Your paper should include: · An introduction that outlines the direction of your paper · An explanation about why you selected this job or career path (e.g., What interests you about this career? How are you suited to this type of position?); · A description of the job you researched including formal qualifications and informal experiences needed to pursue this career, potential for advancement, salary range, etc. · Research should include primary data (answer to your interview questions) as well as secondary research from newspapers, magazines, trade journals, etc., · Information about the number of jobs available and geographic location of where jobs are located—you might include examples of job postings or recruitment material in your description; · A description of how you plan to prepare to enter your chosen career—think about what will make you stand out from other candidates · A conclusion that ties the different parts of your paper together.

You will make a short (5 - 10 minute) presentation to a group of your colleagues about your research. Your presentation should describe your chosen career and what you learned from your research. The goal of your presentation is to support collegial learning. Deliverable Due Date Format Outline of Career Choice (Points 5/5) Wednesday, January 31st IN CLASS assignment Submit to instructor through Blackboard link Presentation of Learning (Points 5/25) Wednesday, March 28th Roundtable Presentations Written Paper (Points 20/25) Friday, March 30th Formal Paper Submit to instructor through the Turnitin link on Blackboard. If you have any questions about the assignment, please do not wait until the last minute.

Please, see me if you have any questions and/or concerns as soon as they arise. Rubric for Written Paper (80 – 100%) · Introduction is professional, creative and engages the audience, and transitions into a well developed thesis statement · Expresses and organizes ideas and information with a high degree of effectiveness · Smooth transitions between paragraphs and sections · Content is well researched and contains all required information · Demonstrates a thorough knowledge and/or understanding of career · Highly detailed and accurate analysis of interview findings · Interview questions were clear, creative, logically sequenced and on-topic · APA format applied with no errors · Almost no errors in conventions (e.g., grammar spelling, punctuation) (70 – 79%) · Introduction is engaging and thesis statement clearly identifies the purpose of your paper · Expresses and organizes ideas and information with considerable effectiveness · Attempts transitions between paragraphs and sections · Uses subject specific vocabulary, and terminology with considerable effectiveness · Demonstrates considerable knowledge and/or understanding of career · Detailed and mostly accurate analysis of interview findings · Interview questions were clear, logically sequenced, and appropriate to the concept · APA format applied with few minor errors · Few minor errors in conventions (e.g., grammar spelling, punctuation) (60 – 69%) · Introduction is straightforward and the thesis statement identifies the topic of the paper · Content is partially researched and contains some of the required information · Expresses and organizes ideas and information with some effectiveness (some parts have to be reread to clarify flow of ideas) · Demonstrates some knowledge and/or understanding of concept · Somewhat detailed analysis of interview findings that may have minor errors · Interview questions were mostly clear, some were logically sequenced and usually appropriate · Attempts to us APA format with several major errors (50 – 59%) · Brief introduction any no evidence of a thesis statement · Content is superficially researched and contains only basic information · Expresses and organizes information with limited effectiveness · Demonstrates limited knowledge and/or understanding of concept · Limited or incomplete analysis of interview findings · Interview questions were unclear, randomly sequenced and related to the topic · Resources are not cited