The manager asks how and when; the leader asks what and why. Warren G. Bennis More Quotes by Warren G. Bennis More Quotes From Warren G. Bennis Leadership (according to John Sculley) revolves around vision, ideas, direction, and has more to do with inspiring people as to direction and goals than with day-to-day implementation. A leader must be able to leverage more than his own capabilities. He must be capable of inspiring other people to do things without actually sitting on top of them with a checklist. Warren G. Bennis goalpeopleideas Innovation- any new idea-by definition will not be accepted at first. It takes repeated attempts, endless demonstrations, monotonous rehearsals before innovation can be accepted and internalized by an organization. This requires courageous patience. Warren G. Bennis creativityorganizationideas Walt Disney, of all people, did a good job of describing his own netony. "People who have worked with me say I am 'innocence in action,'" he wrote. "They say I have the innocence and unselfconsciousness of a child. Maybe I have. I still look at the world with uncontaminated wonder." Warren G. Bennis jobschildrenpeople Keep reminding people of what's important and that their fates are correlated. Warren G. Bennis fateimportantpeople Trust is the lubrication that makes it possible for organizations to work. Warren G. Bennis service-culturetrustorganization The manager does things right; the leader does the right thing. Warren G. Bennis bossleadershipinspirational 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 actingleaderrunning I'd always rather err on the side of openness. But there's a difference between optimum and maximum openness, and fixing that boundary is a judgment call. The art of leadership is knowing how much information you're going to pass on - to keep people motivated and to be as honest, as upfront, as you can. But, boy, there really are limits to that. Warren G. Bennis leadershipboysart In order to serve its purpose, a vision has to be a shared vision. Warren G. Bennis visionpurposeorder I used to think that running an organization was equivalent to conducting a symphony orchestra. But I don't think that's quite it; it's more like jazz. There is more improvisation. Warren G. Bennis leadershiprunningthinking People who know what they want and why they want it, and have the skills to communicate that to others in a way that gains support Warren G. Bennis skillsleadershippeople The opposite of hope is despair, and when we despair, it is because we feel there are no choices. Warren G. Bennis despairchoicesopposites Great Groups need to know that the person at the top will fight like a tiger for them. Warren G. Bennis groupsfightingneeds 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 coachingcertainleader I used to think that running an organization was equivalent to conducting a symphony orchestra. But I don't think that's quite it; it's more like jazz. There is more improvisation. Someone once wrote that the sound of surprise is jazz, and if there's any one thing that we must try to get used to in this world, it's surprise and the unexpected. Truly, we are living in world where the only thing that's constant is change. Warren G. Bennis leadershiprunningthinking What job is worth the enormous psychic cost of following a leader who values loyalty in the narrowest sense. Warren G. Bennis psychicsloyaltyjobs The future has no shelf life Warren G. Bennis shelvesfuturevision A passion for continual learning, a refined, discerning ear for the moral and ethical consequences of their actions, and an understanding of the purposes of work and human organisations Warren G. Bennis passionunderstandingbusiness The organizations of the future will increasingly depend on the creativity of their members to survive. Great Groups offer a new model in which the leader is an equal among Titans. In a truly creative collaboration, work is pleasure, and the only rules and procedures are those that advance the common cause. Warren G. Bennis creative-collaborationcreativityorganization If I had to reduce the responsibilities of a good follower to a single rule, it would be to speak truth to power. Warren G. Bennis followersresponsibilitywould-be
