In Reframing Academic Leadership, Bolman and Gallos discuss four frames of leadership through which administrators tend to operate: human resources, politician, structural, or symbolic. Understanding the leadership style of the administrator with whom you are having budget conversations can have a significant impact on the success of the conversation. This session will discuss these four frames and provide attendees with tools to better understand not only their own leadership frame, but the frames of those with whom they work. After understanding the frames, participants will be given time to brainstorm ways to approach budget conversations with others based on each of the four leadership styles. After brainstorming, the group will come together to discuss the frames, how they approach those with the same or different frames, and expected outcomes for any conversation given the frames of the participants involved.
