Being a leader Quote by Warren G. Bennis Download Open image “The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born...” — Warren G. Bennis ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5.0 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Being a leader Best leader Born Born leaders Charismatic Danger Dangerous Funny leadership Future leaders Great leader Inspiring leader Leader Leaders motivational Leadership Leadership and change Leadership by famous leaders Leadership development Leadership vs management Motivational leadership Myth Sales leadership True leader True leadership World leader
The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born-that there is a genetic factor to leadership. This myth asserts that people simply either… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born-that there is a genetic factor to leadership. That’s nonsense; in fact, the opposite is… — Warren Bennis Copy Share Image
“Leaders are visionaries with a poorly developed sense of fear, and no concept of the odds against them. They make the impossible happen.” — Robert Jarvik Copy Share Image
Once it gets to a point where it becomes a matter of life and death to occupy a position of leadership or not, with… — Kgalema Motlanthe Copy Share Image
It is dangerous if our identity as a leader becomes more important than our identity as a child of God. — Patrick Lencioni Copy Share Image
Leaders have power, but power is safe only in the hands of those who humble themselves to serve. — John Stott Copy Share Image
Leadership involves the heavy burden of responsibility, and the fear of getting it wrong can paralyze a leader. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
“Real leadership isn’t proven by constant noise or reckless speed, it’s revealed over time through enduring results, wise timing, and unbreakable alignment.” — Farshad Asl Copy Share Image
The most striking thing about highly effective leaders is how little they have in common. What one swears by, another warns against. But one… — Larry Osborne 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 a war without one." — Warren G. Bennis Copy Share
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
A good general not only sees the way to victory; he also knows when victory is impossible. — Polybius Copy Share Image
I think there is a big and significant difference between being a leader and being a manager-leaders lead from the heart. You have to… — Andrea Jung Copy Share Image
I never thought in terms of being a leader. I thought very simply in terms of helping people. — John Hume Copy Share Image
Being consistent meant not departing from convictions already formulated; being a leader meant making other persons accept these convictions. It was a narrow track,… — Jessamyn West Copy Share Image
My own definition of leadership is this: The capacity and the will to rally men and women to a common purpose and the character… — Bernard Law Montgomery Copy Share Image
That's nonsense; in fact, the opposite is true. Leaders are made rather than born. — Warren G. Bennis Copy Share Image
Leadership is possible in all different ways, and in all different areas of life. Whether it is with friends or family, I expect them… — Steve Nash Copy Share Image
It is the solemn obligation of a leader always to be a leader. Even when - perhaps especially when - you don't feel like… — Bill Owens Copy Share Image
Being a leader is making the people you love hate you a little more each day. — Patrick Ness Copy Share Image
