Warren G. Bennis

Warren G. Bennis
Warren Gamaliel Benniswas an American scholar, organizational consultant and author, widely regarded as a pioneer of the contemporary field of Leadership studies. Bennis was University Professor and Distinguished Professor of Business Administration and Founding Chairman of The Leadership Institute at the University of Southern California...
inspirational dance learning
There are two ways of being creative. One can sing and dance. Or one can create an environment in which singers and dancers flourish.
leadership labels born-leaders
I am reminded how hollow the label of leadership sometimes is and how heroic followership can be.
creativity organization ideas
Innovation- any new idea-by definition will not be accepted at first. It takes repeated attempts, endless demonstrations, monotonous rehearsals before innovation can be accepted and internalized by an organization. This requires courageous patience.
responsibility followers would-be
If I had to reduce the responsibilities of a good follower to a single rule, it would be to speak truth to power.
leadership followers telling-the-truth
Followers who tell the truth, and leaders who listen to it, are an unbeatable combination.
leadership eye views
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 leader asks what and why. The manager has his eye on the bottom line; the leader has his eye on the horizon. The manager accepts the status quo; the leader challenges it.
leadership managers asks
The manager asks how and when; the leader asks what and why.
stars emotional needs
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 competence. You need it, but it doesn't make you a star. Emotional intelligence can.
leadership leader makers
To become a leader, then, you must become yourself, become the maker of your own life
leadership iron soul
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 that happened to them that was personally difficult, even traumatic, something that made them feel that desperate sense of hitting bottom-as something they thought was almost a necessity. It's as if at that moment the iron entered their soul; that moment created the resilience that leaders need.
leadership believe unique
Too many companies believe people are interchangeable. Truly gifted people never are. They have unique talents. Such people cannot be forced into roles they are not suited for, nor should they be. Effective leaders allow great people to do the work they were born to do.
becoming management integrated
Taking charge of your own learning is a part of taking charge of your life, which is the sine qua non in becoming an integrated person.
life-changing inevitable change-is-inevitable
In life, change is inevitable. In business, change is vital.
emotional leader together
Trust is the emotional glue that binds followers and leaders together.