Warren G. Bennis Quotes About Management
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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.
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There is a profound difference between information and meaning.
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Failing organizations are usually over-managed and under-led.
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The manager accepts the status quo; the leader challenges it.
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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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Leaders know the importance of having someone in their lives who will unfailingly and fearlessly tell them the truth.
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The manager does things right; the leader does the right thing.
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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.
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Leaders are people who do the right thing; managers are people who do things right.
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You need people who can walk their companies into the future rather than back them into the future.
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Good leaders make people feel that they're at the very heart of things, not at the periphery. Everyone feels that he or she makes a difference to the success of the organization. When that happens people feel centered and that gives their work meaning.
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The manager has a short-range view; the leader has a long-range perspective.
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Unlike top management at Enron, exemplary leaders reward dissent. They encourage it. They understand that, whatever momentary discomfort they experience as a result of being told they might be wrong, it is more than offset by the fact that the information will help them make better decisions.
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Leaders should always expect the very best of those around them. They know that people can change and grow.
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That is the key challenge facing management today; change is the only constant.
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Learning to be an effective leader is no different than learning to be an effective person. And that's the hard part
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Success in management requires learning as fast as the world is changing.
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The manager has his eye on the bottom line; the leader has his eye on the horizon.
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Good leaders make people feel that they're at the very heart of things, not at the periphery.
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