Best Warren G. Bennis Sayings
- More leaders have been made by accident, circumstance, sheer grit, or will than have been made by all the leadership courses put together. Accident
- I wanted the influence. In the end I wasn't very good at being a president. I looked out of the window and thought that the… Actually Seemed
- Leadership has become a heavy industry. Concern and interest about leadership development is no longer an American phenomenon. It is truly global. Though I will… American
- What job is worth the enormous psychic cost of following a leader who values loyalty in the narrowest sense. Cost
- Recognize the skills and traits you don't possess, and hire the people who have them. Hire
- The first job of a leader is to define a vision for the organization...the capacity to translate vision into reality. Capacity
- Leaders learn by leading, and they learn bestby leading in the face of obstacles. As weather shapes mountains, problems shape leaders. Face
- You are your own raw material. When you know what you consist of and what you want to make of it, then you can invent… Consist
- Success in management requires learning as fast as the world is changing. Changing
- Around the world, the generals are being ousted, and the poets are taking charge. Charge
- 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. Ability
- Excellence is a better teacher than mediocrity. Better
- Don't over-react to the trouble makers. Makers
- The leader...is rarely the brightest person in the group. Rather they have extraordinary taste, which makes them more curators than creators. They are appreciators of… Ability
- The manager administers; the leader innovates. Administers
- Companies which get misled by their own success are sure to be blind sided. Blind
- Successful leaders are great askers Askers
- Leaders wonder about everything, want to learn as much as they can, are willing to take risks, experiment, try new things. They do not worry… Embrace
- Leaders should always expect the very best of those around them. They know that people can change and grow. Always Expect
- Emotional intelligence, more than any other factor, more than I.Q. or expertise, accounts for 85% to 90% of success at work... I.Q. is a threshold… Accounts
- 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… Ability
- 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… Accepting
- You need people who can walk their companies into the future rather than back them into the future. Companies
- The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born... Born
- It is the capacity to develop and improve their skills that distinguishes leaders from followers. Capacity
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