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

Excellence is a better teacher than mediocrity. The lessons of the ordinary are everywhere. Truly profound and original insights are to be found only in studying the exemplary.
Warren G Bennis

Failing organizations are usually over-managed and under-led.
Warren G Bennis

Good leaders make people feel that they're at the very heart of things, not at the periphery.
Warren G Bennis

Great things are accomplished by talented people who believe they will accomplish them.
Warren G Bennis

Leaders keep their eyes on the horizon, not just on the bottom line.
Warren G Bennis

Leaders must encourage their organizations to dance to forms of music yet to be heard.
Warren G Bennis

Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.
Warren G Bennis

People who cannot invent and reinvent themselves must be content with borrowed postures, secondhand ideas, fitting in instead of standing out.
Warren G Bennis

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.
Warren G Bennis

The factory of the future will have only two employees, a man and a dog. The man will be there to feed the dog. The dog will be there to keep the man from touching the equipment.
Warren G Bennis

There are two ways of being creative. One can sing and dance. Or one can create an environment in which singers and dancers flourish.
Warren G Bennis

There is a profound difference between information and meaning.
Warren G Bennis

Trust is the lubrication that makes it possible for organizations to work.
Warren G Bennis