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Warren Bennis

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Quotes by Warren Bennis

"Trust is the lubrication that makes it possible for organizations to work."

- Warren Bennis

Teamwork

"Success in management requires learning as fast as the world is changing."

- Warren Bennis

Learning

"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 have certain charismatic qualities or not. That’s nonsense; in fact, the opposite is true. Leaders are made rather than born."

- Warren Bennis

Leadership

"Leaders do not avoid, repress, or deny conflict, but rather see it as an opportunity."

- Warren Bennis

Leadership

"Good leaders make people feel that they’re at the very heart of things, not at the periphery. Everyone feels that he or she makes a difference to the success of the organization. When that happens, people feel centered and that gives their work meaning."

- Warren Bennis

Leadership

"Becoming a leader is synonymous with becoming yourself. It is precisely that simple and it is also that difficult."

- Warren Bennis

Leadership

"Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality."

- Warren Bennis

Leadership

"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 have certain charismatic qualities or not. That’s nonsense; in fact, the opposite is true. Leaders are made rather than born."

- Warren Bennis

Leadership

"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 true. Leaders are made rather than born."

- Warren Bennis

Leadership

"Leaders don't create followers, they create more leaders."

- Warren Bennis

Leadership

"Failing organizations are usually over-managed and under-led."

- Warren Bennis

Leadership

""Failing organizations are usually over-managed and under-led.""

- Warren Bennis

Leadership