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...
success blind misled
Companies which get misled by their own success are sure to be blind sided.
business passion understanding
A passion for continual learning, a refined, discerning ear for the moral and ethical consequences of their actions, and an understanding of the purposes of work and human organisations
creativity organization creative-collaboration
The organizations of the future will increasingly depend on the creativity of their members to survive. Great Groups offer a new model in which the leader is an equal among Titans. In a truly creative collaboration, work is pleasure, and the only rules and procedures are those that advance the common cause.
creativity organization ideas
Innovation- any new idea-by definition will not be accepted at first. It takes repeated attempts, endless demonstrations, monotonous rehearsals before innovation can be accepted and internalized by an organization. This requires courageous patience.
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.
top-management leader decision
Unlike top management at Enron, exemplary leaders reward dissent. They encourage it. They understand that, whatever momentary discomfort they experience as a result of being told they might be wrong, it is more than offset by the fact that the information will help them make better decisions.
hero reality problem
Our tendency to create heroes rarely jibes with the reality that most nontrivial problems require collective solutions.
change giving advice
If I were to give off-the-cuff advice to anyone trying to institute change, I would say, "How clear is the metaphor?"
leadership skills people
People who know what they want and why they want it, and have the skills to communicate that to others in a way that gains support
leadership skills followers
It is the capacity to develop and improve their skills that distinguishes leaders from followers.
inspirational leader management
Leaders know the importance of having someone in their lives who will unfailingly and fearlessly tell them the truth.
future vision shelves
The future has no shelf life
cards-on-the-table tables servant-leadership
Servant leadership teaches us that you have to lay your cards on the table.
leadership vision hospitality
The ability to plan for what has not yet happened, for a future that has only been imagined, is one of the hallmarks of leadership.