Just as no great painting has ever been created by a committee, no great vision has ever emerged from the herd. — Warren G. Bennis Copy Share Image
I am reminded how hollow the label of leadership sometimes is and how heroic followership can be. — Warren G. Bennis Copy Share Image
Leadership is a function of knowing yourself, having a vision that is well communicated, building trust among colleagues, and taking effective action… — Warren G. Bennis Copy Share Image
The ability to plan for what has not yet happened, for a future that has only been imagined, is one of the… — Warren G. Bennis Copy Share Image
Manage the dream: Create a compelling vision, one that takes people to a new place, and then translate that vision into a… — Warren G. Bennis Copy Share Image
In order to serve its purpose, a vision has to be a shared vision. — Warren G. Bennis Copy Share Image
The first job of a leader is to define a vision for the organization...the capacity to translate vision into reality. — Warren G. Bennis Copy Share Image
Leadership (according to John Sculley) revolves around vision, ideas, direction, and has more to do with inspiring people as to direction and… — Warren G. Bennis Copy Share Image
This is more than just having a vision. You can see the difference in the often-cited way in which Steve Jobs brought… — Warren G. Bennis Copy Share Image
People in great groups have blinders on. Their work is all they see. They value failures as learning opportunities. They are optimistic, not realistic,… — Warren G. Bennis Copy Share Image
Great groups deliver great results. And for everyone involved in a great group, great work is its own reward. — Warren G. Bennis Copy Share Image
Leadership is like beauty - it's hard to define but you know it when you see it. — Warren G. Bennis Copy Share Image
Coaching will become the model for leaders in the future... I am certain that leadership can be learned and that terrific coaches... facilitate learning. — Warren G. Bennis Copy Share Image
Servant leadership teaches us that you have to lay your cards on the table. — Warren G. Bennis Copy Share Image
That's nonsense; in fact, the opposite is true. Leaders are made rather than born. — Warren G. Bennis Copy Share Image
Recognize and respect mutual self-interests, then build creative collaborations to serve them. — Warren G. Bennis Copy Share Image
If great teams don't have an "enemy," they create one for themselves because, as former Coca-Cola CEO Roberto Goizueta pointed out, "you can't have… — Warren G. Bennis Copy Share Image
All great leaders constantly seek new information and new ways of thinking. — Warren G. Bennis Copy Share Image
Trust is difficult to define, but we know when it's present and when it's not. — Warren G. Bennis Copy Share Image
Around the world, the generals are being ousted, and the poets are taking charge. — Warren G. Bennis Copy Share Image
A passion for continual learning, a refined, discerning ear for the moral and ethical consequences of their actions, and an understanding of the purposes… — Warren G. Bennis Copy Share Image
