I've written books and articles on issues of leadership, organizations, ethics and professional development (go to vita for a complete list of publications).   Recent books in English are listed below.  For books in other languages, click here.

 

JUST OUT!  Bolman, L. G., and Deal, T. E.   Leading with Soul: an Uncommon Journey of Spirit, 3rd edition  (August, 2011, Jossey-Bass).  (Available in print and digital editions on Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.com.) This is the latest  revision of our 1995 book.  We still tell the story of embattled executive Steve Camden, but we've made extensions and revisions throughout to deepen the book's hopeful spiritual message about leadership.  We have added new material on the responsibilities of business to its environment, described exciting new applications of the ideas in Leading with Soul, and responded to queries from readers.   Click here for foreign-language versions of Leading with Soul.

 

NEW in 2011!  Bolman, L. G., and Gallos, J. G.  Reframing Academic Leadership.  San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, January, 2011.  (Find on Amazon.com.) Joan Gallos and I have finished our first joint book, Reframing Academic Leadership, available in both print and digital form.  We think it's a readable, intellectually provocative, and pragmatic  guide to better leadership for college and university administrators.  The positive feedback we've received suggests that many readers agree.  Click to find the book on Amazon, Kindle,  Barnes & Noble or Nookbook

 

Bolman, L. G., and Deal, T. E.  Reframing the Path to School Leadership: a Guide for Principals and Teachers, 2d ed..  (2010, Corwin).   (Find on Amazon.com or Barnes & Noble. This book is aimed particularly at principals and teachers who want to become better leaders.   Through a series of dialogues between a novice and a master teacher, and between a new and a veteran principal, we try to show how reframing the challenges of everyday life in schools brings greater clarity, helps to anticipate problems, and leads to more powerful leadership strategies.  (More on Reframing the Path...)

 

 

Bolman, L. G., and Deal, T. E., Reframing Organizations: Artistry, Choice and Leadership, 4th edition.  San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2008.   (More on 4th edition)    (Available in hardcover, paperback, and digital editions  Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble. The book develops four practical perspectives --  structural, human resource, political, and symbolic -- to help managers understand what is going on in their organizations and what they can do about it.  Reframing is also available in several foreign-language versions. 

 

 

Bolman, L. G. and Deal, T. E.  The Wizard and the Warrior: Leading with Passion and Power.  San Francisco: Jossey-Bass,  2006.  (More on The Wizard and the Warrior...)  (Find on Amazon.com)

 

 

Bolman, L. G., and Deal, T. E.  Escape from Cluelessness: a Guide for the Organizationally-Challenged.   New York: Amacom, 2000.  (More on Cluelessness.)   (Find on Amazon.com) Organizations are often very puzzling places.  We  try to reduce the confusion with  a readable, accessible book that provides basic ideas and tools to make organizations easier to understand and manage.