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Warren G Bennis Quotes

Trust resides squarely between faith and doubt Picture Quote #1

Trust is the emotional glue that binds followers and leaders together Picture Quote #1

In life, change is inevitable. In business, change is vital Picture Quote #1

Successful leaders are great askers Picture Quote #1

Leaders know the importance of having someone in their lives who will unfailingly and fearlessly tell them the truth Picture Quote #1

We have more information now than we can use, and less knowledge and understanding than we need. Indeed, we seem to collect information because we have the ability to do so, but we are so busy collecting it that we haven’t devised a means of using it. The true measure of any society is not what it knows but what it does with what it knows Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

I wanted the influence. In the end I wasn’t very good at being a president. I looked out of the window and thought that the man cutting the lawn actually seemed to have more control over what he was doing Picture Quote #1

Leadership has become a heavy industry. Concern and interest about leadership development is no longer an American phenomenon. It is truly global. Though I will probably be in less demand, I wanted to move on Picture Quote #1

The manager has a short-range view; the leader has a long-range perspective Picture Quote #1

The new leader is one who commits people to action, who converts followers into leaders, and who may convert leaders into agents of change Picture Quote #1

Find the appropriate balance of competing claims by various groups of stakeholders. All claims deserve consideration but some claims are more important than others Picture Quote #1

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Create a compelling vision, one that takes people to a new place, and then translate that vision into a reality Picture Quote #1

Too many companies believe people are interchangeable. Truly gifted people never are. They have unique talents. Such people cannot be forced into roles they are not suited for, nor should they be. Effective leaders allow great people to do the work they were born to do Picture Quote #1

Leaders should always expect the very best of those around them. They know that people can change and grow Picture Quote #1

The ability to plan for what has not yet happened, for a future that has only been imagined, is one of the hallmarks of leadership Picture Quote #1

You are your own raw material. When you know what you consist of and what you want to make of it, then you can invent yourself Picture Quote #1

The first job of a leader is to define a vision for the organization... the capacity to translate vision into reality Picture Quote #1

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What job is worth the enormous psychic cost of following a leader who values loyalty in the narrowest sense Picture Quote #1

More leaders have been made by accident, circumstance, sheer grit, or will than have been made by all the leadership courses put together Picture Quote #1

Coaching will become the model for leaders in the future... I am certain that leadership can be learned and that terrific coaches... facilitate learning Picture Quote #1

Government is like an onion. To understand it, you have to peel through many different layers. Most outsiders never get beyond the first or second layer Picture Quote #1

That’s nonsense; in fact, the opposite is true. Leaders are made rather than born Picture Quote #1

Just as no great painting has ever been created by a committee, no great vision has ever emerged from the herd Picture Quote #1

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While great leaders may be as rare as great runners, great actors, or great painters, everyone has leadership potential, just as everyone has some ability at running, acting, and painting Picture Quote #1

What job is worth the enormous psychic cost of following a leader who values loyalty in the narrowest sense Picture Quote #1

The first job of a leader is to define a vision for the organization...the capacity to translate vision into reality Picture Quote #1

The learning person looks forward to failure or mistakes. The worst problem in leadership is basically early success Picture Quote #1

Growing other leaders from the ranks isn’t just the duty of the leader, it’s an obligation Picture Quote #1

Leaders are people who do the right thing: managers are people who do things right. Both roles are crucial, but they differ profoundly. I often observe people in top positions doing wrong things well Picture Quote #1

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Trust resides squarely between faith and doubt (Warren G Bennis Quotes) Trust is the emotional glue that binds followers and leaders together (Warren G Bennis Quotes) In life, change is inevitable. In business, change is vital (Warren G Bennis Quotes) Successful leaders are great askers (Warren G Bennis Quotes) Leaders know the importance of having someone in their lives who will unfailingly and fearlessly tell them the truth (Warren G Bennis Quotes) We have more information now than we can use, and less knowledge and understanding than we need. Indeed, we seem to collect information because we have the ability to do so, but we are so busy collecting it that we haven’t devised a means of using it. The true measure of any society is not what it knows but what it does with what it knows (Warren G Bennis Quotes) 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 G Bennis Quotes) I wanted the influence. In the end I wasn’t very good at being a president. I looked out of the window and thought that the man cutting the lawn actually seemed to have more control over what he was doing (Warren G Bennis Quotes) Leadership has become a heavy industry. Concern and interest about leadership development is no longer an American phenomenon. It is truly global. Though I will probably be in less demand, I wanted to move on (Warren G Bennis Quotes) The manager has a short-range view; the leader has a long-range perspective (Warren G Bennis Quotes) The new leader is one who commits people to action, who converts followers into leaders, and who may convert leaders into agents of change (Warren G Bennis Quotes) Find the appropriate balance of competing claims by various groups of stakeholders. All claims deserve consideration but some claims are more important than others (Warren G Bennis Quotes) Create a compelling vision, one that takes people to a new place, and then translate that vision into a reality (Warren G Bennis Quotes) Too many companies believe people are interchangeable. Truly gifted people never are. They have unique talents. Such people cannot be forced into roles they are not suited for, nor should they be. Effective leaders allow great people to do the work they were born to do (Warren G Bennis Quotes) Leaders should always expect the very best of those around them. They know that people can change and grow (Warren G Bennis Quotes) The 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 Bennis Quotes) You are your own raw material. When you know what you consist of and what you want to make of it, then you can invent yourself (Warren G Bennis Quotes) The first job of a leader is to define a vision for the organization... the capacity to translate vision into reality (Warren G Bennis Quotes) What job is worth the enormous psychic cost of following a leader who values loyalty in the narrowest sense (Warren G Bennis Quotes) More leaders have been made by accident, circumstance, sheer grit, or will than have been made by all the leadership courses put together (Warren G Bennis Quotes) Coaching will become the model for leaders in the future... I am certain that leadership can be learned and that terrific coaches... facilitate learning (Warren G Bennis Quotes) Government is like an onion. To understand it, you have to peel through many different layers. Most outsiders never get beyond the first or second layer (Warren G Bennis Quotes) That’s nonsense; in fact, the opposite is true. Leaders are made rather than born. (Warren G Bennis Quotes) Just as no great painting has ever been created by a committee, no great vision has ever emerged from the herd. (Warren G Bennis Quotes) While great leaders may be as rare as great runners, great actors, or great painters, everyone has leadership potential, just as everyone has some ability at running, acting, and painting. (Warren G Bennis Quotes) What job is worth the enormous psychic cost of following a leader who values loyalty in the narrowest sense. (Warren G Bennis Quotes) The first job of a leader is to define a vision for the organization...the capacity to translate vision into reality. (Warren G Bennis Quotes) The learning person looks forward to failure or mistakes. The worst problem in leadership is basically early success. (Warren G Bennis Quotes) Growing other leaders from the ranks isn’t just the duty of the leader, it’s an obligation (Warren G Bennis Quotes) Leaders are people who do the right thing: managers are people who do things right. Both roles are crucial, but they differ profoundly. I often observe people in top positions doing wrong things well. (Warren G Bennis Quotes)

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