Warren G. Bennis Quotes
The basis of leadership is the capacity of the leader to change the mindset, the framework of the other person.
Understand the "Gretzky Factor": Cultivate an instinct, a "touch", call it what you will, that enables you to know both where the "puck" is now and where it will be soon.
Create strategic alliances and partnerships: Now and in years to come, shrewd leaders will create allegiances with other organizations whose fates are correlated with their own.
No leader can create sustainable, significant change without a reservoir of good will. Without that, you always tend to compromise with failure.
If I were to give off-the-cuff advice to anyone trying to institute change, I would say, "How clear is the metaphor?"
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
First and foremost, effective leaders must continuously strive to make themselves smarter and better at making judgments.
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
Neotony is a metaphor for the quality of life - the gift - that keeps the fortunate of whatever age focused on all the marvelous undiscovered things to come.
See the long view: By all means "plant the corn, milk the cows, and feed the horses" but always keep the eventual "harvest" in mind.
This duality, making yourself better while teaching and developing others' judgment capabilities, is the key to leadership that is both productive and principled.