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Warren G. Bennis was an esteemed American author and scholar known for his contributions to the fields of leadership and organizational behavior. His works delve into the essence of leadership and how leadership abilities can be cultivated and enhanced.

Famous 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.”

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Book:Leaders: the strategies for taking charge

Source: Leaders: the strategies for taking charge

“A leader is someone whose actions have the most profound consequences on other people's lives, for better or worse, sometime forever and ever.”

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Book:An Invented Life: Reflections on Leadership and Change

Source: An Invented Life: Reflections on Leadership and Change

“Leadership is a function of knowing yourself, having a vision that is well communicated, building trust among colleagues, and taking effective action to realize your own leadership potential.”

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Author:Warren G. Bennis

“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."”

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Author:Warren G. Bennis

“In the face of ambiguity, uncertainty, and conflicting demands, often under great time pressure, leaders must make decisions and take effective actions to assure the survival and success of their organizations. This is how leaders add value to their organizations. They lead them to success by exercising good judgment, by making smart calls when especially difficult and complicated decisions simply must be made, and then ensuring that they are well executed.”

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“Vision animates, inspires, transforms purpose into action.”

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“To be authentic is literally to be your own author... to discover your own native energies and desires, and then to find your own way of acting on them.”

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Book:The Essential Bennis

Source: The Essential Bennis

“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”

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Author:Warren G. Bennis

“Power is the basic energy needed to initiate and sustain action or, to put it another way, the capacity to translate intention into reality and sustain it. Leadership is the wise use of this power: Transformative leadership.”

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Book:Leaders: the strategies for taking charge

Source: Leaders: the strategies for taking charge

About the Author

Born: March 8, 1925
Died: July 31, 2014
Known for: Author
Quotes: 164

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Books & Sources

The Essential BennisRelated source material

Leaders: the strategies for taking chargeRelated source material

Organizing Genius: The Secrets of Creative CollaborationRelated source material

Managing People is Like Herding CatsRelated source material

An Invented Life: Reflections on Leadership and ChangeRelated source material

The Art and Adventure of Leadership: Understanding Failure, Resilience and SuccessRelated source material

Geeks and GeezersRelated source material

Learning to Lead: A Workbook on Becoming a LeaderRelated source material

Old Dogs, New TricksRelated source material

Why Leaders Can't Lead: The Unconscious Conspiracy ContinuesRelated source material

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