Warren G. Bennis
Warren G. Bennis
Warren Gamaliel Benniswas an American scholar, organizational consultant and author, widely regarded as a pioneer of the contemporary field of Leadership studies. Bennis was University Professor and Distinguished Professor of Business Administration and Founding Chairman of The Leadership Institute at the University of Southern California...
Warren G. Bennis quotes about
leadership eye horizon
Leaders keep their eyes on the horizon, not just on the bottom line.
being-yourself ideas knowing
If knowing yourself and being yourself were as easy to do as to talk about, there wouldn't be nearly so many people walking around in borrowed postures, spouting secondhand ideas, trying desperately to fit in rather than to stand out.
leadership ideas want
The leader has a clear idea of what he wants to do professionally and personally, and the strength to persist in the face of setbacks, even failures
inspire vision purpose
Vision animates, inspires, transforms purpose into action.
moving character successful
Successful leadership is not about being tough or soft, sensitive or assertive, but about a set of attributes. First and foremost is character
leadership wise reality
Power is the basic energy needed to initiate and sustain action or, to put it another way, the capacity to translate intention into reality and sustain it. Leadership is the wise use of this power: Transformative leadership.
trouble makers trouble-maker
Don't over-react to the trouble makers.
leader mindset framework
The basis of leadership is the capacity of the leader to change the mindset, the framework of the other person.
leader doe managers
The manager does things right; the leader does the right thing.
knowledge mean understanding
We have more information now than we can use, and less knowledge and understanding than we need. Indeed, we seem to collect information because we have the ability to do so, but we are so busy collecting it that we haven't devised a means of using it. The true measure of any society is not what it knows but what it does with what it knows.
difficult knows
Trust is difficult to define, but we know when it's present and when it's not.
leadership running thinking
I used to think that running an organization was equivalent to conducting a symphony orchestra. But I don't think that's quite it; it's more like jazz. There is more improvisation.
leader tasks development
Perhaps the central task of the leader of leaders thus becomes the development of other leaders.
responsibility followers would-be
If I had to reduce the responsibilities of a good follower to a single rule, it would be to speak truth to power.