First and foremost, effective leaders must continuously strive to make themselves smarter and better at making judgments.
WARREN G. BENNISAlmost without exception, members of great groups see themselves as winning underdogs, as a feisty David hurling fresh ideas at a big, backward-looking Goliath. They always have an “enemy.”
More Warren G. Bennis Quotes
-
-
If 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. BENNIS -
Becoming a leader is synonymous with becoming yourself. It is precisely that simple, and it is also that difficult.
WARREN G. BENNIS -
Leaders do not avoid, repress, or deny conflict, but rather see it as an opportunity
WARREN G. BENNIS -
Who succeeds in forming and leading a Great Group? He or she is almost always a pragmatic dreamer. They are people who get things done, but they are people with immortal longings. Often, they are scientifically minded people with poetry in their souls.
WARREN G. BENNIS -
Leaders keep their eyes on the horizon, not just on the bottom line.
WARREN G. BENNIS -
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.
WARREN G. BENNIS -
Leaders must encourage their organizations to dance to forms of music yet to be heard.
WARREN G. BENNIS -
Expect the best from your people and they will usually deliver but your expectations must be realistic.
WARREN G. BENNIS -
Judgment without character is expediency… or worse.
WARREN G. BENNIS -
Leaders are people who believe so passionately that they can seduce other people into sharing their dream.
WARREN G. BENNIS -
In great groups, the right people always have the right job.
WARREN G. BENNIS -
Great things are accomplished by talented people who believe they will accomplish them.
WARREN G. BENNIS -
Every great group is an island… but an island with a bridge to the mainland.
WARREN G. BENNIS -
Great groups deliver great results. And for everyone involved in a great group, great work is its own reward.
WARREN G. BENNIS -
The manager does things right; the leader does the right thing.
WARREN G. BENNIS