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Them Quotes by Warren G. Bennis
- Leaders know the importance of having someone in their lives who will unfailingly and fearlessly tell them the truth.
- Great things are accomplished by talented people who believe they will accomplish them.
- To be authentic is literally to be your own author... to discover your own native energies and desires, and then to find your own way…
- 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…
- 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…
- Great Groups need to know that the person at the top will fight like a tiger for them.
- Recognize the skills and traits you don't possess, and hire the people who have them.
- 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…
- 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…
- Leaders should always expect the very best of those around them. They know that people can change and grow.
- You need people who can walk their companies into the future rather than back them into the future.
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