BEARCATS/Lead: The Power of Framing

Gail T. Fairhurst is a Distinguished University Research Professor of Organizational Communication at the University of Cincinnati, USA. She specializes in organizational communication processes, including those involving paradox, problem-centered leadership, and framing. She is the author of four books, including Performing Organizational Paradoxes (with L. Putnam), Discursive Leadership: In Conversation with Leadership Psychology, The Power of Framing: Challenging the Language of Leadership, and The Art of Framing: Managing the Language of Leadership (with R. Sarr). She is also the co-editor of the forthcoming, The Routledge Handbook of Organizational Leadership Communication (with G. Jian). 

She has published over 100 articles and chapters in management and communication journals and books, including Academy of Management Annals, Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Organization Science, Organization Studies, Human Relations, Human Communication Research, Communication Monographs, and Management Communication Quarterly. She is a Fellow of the International Communication Association, Distinguished Scholar of the National Communication Association, and Fulbright Scholar. 

Dr. Fairhurst lectures and conducts workshops on such topics as organizational communication, organizational change, organizational culture, organizational paradox, and leadership. Most often, she is called upon to discuss her 2011 and 1996 books (The Power, Art of Framing) regarding how leaders and managers can be taught to use language more strategically to manage change and other important aspects of their work environment. 

Dr. Fairhurst has done workshops, executive coaching, and/or keynotes for such organizations as: Reliability First, Merrill Lynch, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Alkermes Pharmaceuticals, McDonald’s Corporation, Boeing Corporation, Procter & Gamble, General Electric, U.S. Air Force, Kroger, Cincinnati Bell, Children’s Hospital of Cincinnati, State Farm Insurance, Fluor Daniel Corporation, Lenders’ Services, The Optimum Group, Flojo Industries, Institute of Supply Management, Special Libraries Association, Southwest Ohio Human Resource Association, and more.