Decision Quote by Warren G. Bennis

Top-down leaders, by withholding power from those in the ranks, deprive them of the ability to use the expertise and information vested in them…

— Sally Helgesen

Good leadership requires you to surround yourself with people of diverse perspectives who can disagree with you without fear of retaliation.

— Doris Kearns Goodwin

Leaders need to provide strategy and direction and to give employees tools that enable them to gather information and insight from around the world.…

— Bill Gates

“Organizations thrive when leaders make the right decisions, and they fail when leaders make the wrong ones. What is often less obvious is the…

— R. Albert Mohler Jr

Encourage dissent: Leaders should have associates who have contrary views, who are devil's advocates, "variance sensors" who can tell them the difference between what…

— Warren G. Bennis

Managing dissent is about recognizing the value of disagreement, discord and difference.

— Noreena Hertz

Leadership is about doing what you know is right - even when a growing din of voices around you is trying to convince you…

— Bob Ehrlich

“...executives are often insulated from the scale and variety of problems faced by junior employees. Even when senior leaders try to seek out information,…

— Heidi K. Gardner

“The best leaders checked their egos, accepted blame, sought out constructive criticism, and took detailed notes for improvement. They”

— Jocko Willink

It takes courage to speak up against complacency and injustice while others remain silent. But that's what leadership is.

— Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Superior leaders get things done with very little motion. They impart instruction not through many words, but through a few deeds. They keep informed…

— Laozi

By the time executives get to high levels, they are good at making others feel confident in their judgment, even if there's no strong…

— Gary A. Klein