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...
leadership eye views
The manager administers; the leader innovates. The manager has a short-range view; the leader has a long-range perspective. The manager asks how and when; the leader asks what and why. The manager has his eye on the bottom line; the leader has his eye on the horizon. The manager accepts the status quo; the leader challenges it.
doubt faith-and-doubt
Trust resides squarely between faith and doubt.
leadership iron soul
The leaders I met, whatever walk of life they were from, whatever institutions they were presiding over, always referred back to the same failure something that happened to them that was personally difficult, even traumatic, something that made them feel that desperate sense of hitting bottom-as something they thought was almost a necessity. It's as if at that moment the iron entered their soul; that moment created the resilience that leaders need.
becoming management integrated
Taking charge of your own learning is a part of taking charge of your life, which is the sine qua non in becoming an integrated person.
leader together grit
More leaders have been made by accident, circumstance, sheer grit, or will than have been made by all the leadership courses put together.
business leader different
Learning to be an effective leader is no different than learning to be an effective person. And that's the hard part
leadership labels born-leaders
I am reminded how hollow the label of leadership sometimes is and how heroic followership can be.
leader growing duty
Growing other leaders from the ranks isn't just the duty of the leader, it's an obligation.
knows hard
Leadership is like beauty - it's hard to define but you know it when you see it.
leadership leader makers
To become a leader, then, you must become yourself, become the maker of your own life
leadership opportunity conflict
Leaders do not avoid, repress, or deny conflict, but rather see it as an opportunity
advice leader lasts
Ineffective leaders often act on the advice and counsel of the last person they talked to.
trust service-culture organization
Trust is the lubrication that makes it possible for organizations to work.
mistake looks problem
The learning person looks forward to failure or mistakes. The worst problem in leadership is basically early success.