Warren Bennis is a lecturer, business administration and leadership theorist and writer. He currently holds a position at the University of Southern California.
He has been an adviser to four presidents of the United States, including both John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan. He is a founder of Universtity's Leadership Institute in Los Angeles .
He has written over 20 books on the topic of leadership, consulted and lectured all over the world.
Quotes
- The manager asks how and when; the leader asks what and why.
- 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.
- (In future problems will be solved by) task forces composed of relative strangers who represent a set of diverse proffesional skills
Bibliography
- 'Beyond Bureaucracy: Essays on the Development and Evolution of Human Organization'
- 'Beyond Counterfeit Leadership: How You Can Become a More Authentic Leader'
- 'Beyond Leadership: Balancing Economics, Ethics and Ecology'
- 'Co-Leaders: The Power of Great Partnerships'
- 'Leaders: Strategies for Taking Charge'
- 'Managing People Is Like Herding Cats: Warren Bennis on Leadership'
- 'Managing the Dream: Reflections on Leadership and Change'
- 'On Becoming a Leader'
- 'Organizing Genius: The Secrets of Creative Collaboration'
- 'The Unreality Industry: The Deliberate Manufacturing of Falsehood and What It Is Doing to Our Lives '
- 'Visionary Leadership: Creating a Compelling Sense of Direction for Your Organization'
- 'Why Leaders Can't Lead: The Unconscious Conspiracy Continues'
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