Successful leaders are great askers
WARREN G. BENNISSuccessful leaders are great askers
WARREN G. BENNISThis duality, making yourself better while teaching and developing others’ judgment capabilities, is the key to leadership that is both productive and principled.
WARREN G. BENNISThe leader…is rarely the brightest person in the group. Rather they have extraordinary taste, which makes them more curators than creators. They are appreciators of talent and nurturers of talent and they have the ability to recognize valuable ideas.
WARREN G. BENNISThis is more than just having a vision. You can see the difference in the often-cited way in which Steve Jobs brought in John Sculley to take over Apple.
WARREN G. BENNISDon’t over-react to the trouble makers.
WARREN G. BENNISThe ability to plan for what has not yet happened, for a future that has only been imagined, is one of the hallmarks of leadership.
WARREN G. BENNISFollowers who tell the truth and leaders who listen to it are an unbeatable combination.
WARREN G. BENNISEncourage reflective backtalk: Leaders know the importance of having someone in their lives who will unfailingly and fearlessly tell them the truth.
WARREN G. BENNISLeaders are people who do the right thing; managers are people who do things right.
WARREN G. BENNISLeaders keep their eyes on the horizon, not just on the bottom line.
WARREN G. BENNISSuccess in management requires learning as fast as the world is changing.
WARREN G. BENNISLeaders wonder about everything, want to learn as much as they can, are willing to take risks, experiment, try new things. They do not worry about failure but embrace errors, knowing they will learn from them.
WARREN G. BENNISThe manager asks how and when; the leader asks what and why.
WARREN G. BENNISIf you’re the leader, you’ve got to give up your omniscient and omnipotent fantasies – that you know and must do everything. Learn how to abandon your ego to the talents of others.
WARREN G. BENNISThe 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.
WARREN G. BENNISThose who take risks walk the high wire with no fear of falling.
WARREN G. BENNIS