About

Lee Bolman's most recent books include How Great Leaders Think: the Art of Reframing, the 7th edition of Reframing Organizations, the 3rd edition of Leading With Soul (all with Terry Deal) as well as Engagement: Transforming Difficult Relationships at Work, and the 2d edition of Reframing Academic Leadership (both with Joan V. Gallos). Lee retired in 2019 from his position as Professor and Marion Bloch/Missouri Chair in Leadership at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. His books have been translated into more than ten languages. Bolman lectures world-wide on topics of leadership, change, and spirituality at work. He holds a B.A. and Ph.D. from Yale. Born in Brooklyn, New York, to Midwestern parents, Lee is the father of six, and currently lives in Brookline, Massachusetts.

Other Works

  • Reframing Academic Leadership, 2d ed.

    2021
  • Reframing Organizations: Artistry, Choice and Leadership, 7th ed.

    2021
  • Reframing the Path to School Leadership: A Guide for Teachers and Principals, 3rd ed.

    2019
  • Reframing Organizations: Artistry, Choice and Leadership, 6th ed.

    2018
  • Engagement: Transforming Difficult Relationships at Work

    2016
  • Reframing Academic Leadership

    2011
  • Leading With Soul, 3rd ed.

    2011
  • The Wizard and the Warrior: Leading with Passion and Power

    2006