Warren Bennis quotes

" Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality. " # Leaders and Leadership

" Great things are accomplished by talented people who believe they will accomplish them. " # Talent

" You need people who can walk their companies into the future rather than back them into the future. " # The future

" Leaders keep their eyes on the horizon, not just on the bottom line. " # Leaders and Leadership

" The manager administers; the leader innovates. The manager has a short-range view; the leader has a long-range perspective. The manager asks how and when; the leader asks what and why. The manager has his eye on the bottom line; the leader has his eye on the horizon. The manager accepts the status quo; the leader challenges it. " # Leaders and Leadership # Innovation # Management

" Managers are people who do things right; leaders are people who do the right thing. " # Leaders and Leadership

" Leaders must encourage their organizations to dance to forms of music yet to be heard. " # Leaders and Leadership

" Trust is the lubrication that makes it possible for organizations to work. " # Trust

" 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. " # Teachers and Teaching

" Becoming a leader is synonymous with becoming yourself. It is precisely that simple, and it is also that difficult. " # Leaders and Leadership # Marriage # Knowledge