12 quotes
"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