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Good leaders make people feel that they're at the very heart of things, not at the periphery.

Good leaders make people feel that they're at the very heart of things, not at the periphery.

Warren G. Bennis (1997). “Managing People is Like Herding Cats”, Executive Excellence Pub

If I had to reduce the responsibilities of a good follower to a single rule, it would be to speak truth to power.

Warren G. Bennis, Patricia Ward Biederman (2009). “The Essential Bennis”, p.390, John Wiley & Sons

The manager asks how and when; the leader asks what and why.

Warren G. Bennis (1997). “Learning to Lead: A Workbook on Becoming a Leader”, Basic Books (AZ)

There are two ways of being creative. One can sing and dance. Or one can create an environment in which singers and dancers flourish.

Warren G. Bennis, Patricia Ward Biederman (1997). “Organizing Genius: The Secrets of Creative Collaboration”, p.77, Basic Books

Leaders must encourage their organizations to dance to forms of music yet to be heard.

Warren G. Bennis (1997). “Managing People is Like Herding Cats”, Executive Excellence Pub

More leaders have been made by accident, circumstance, sheer grit, or will than have been made by all the leadership courses put together.

Warren G. Bennis, Patricia Ward Biederman (2009). “The Essential Bennis”, p.206, John Wiley & Sons

Leaders do not avoid, repress, or deny conflict, but rather see it as an opportunity

Warren G. Bennis (1997). “Why Leaders Can't Lead: The Unconscious Conspiracy Continues”, Jossey-Bass Inc Pub

Leaders keep their eyes on the horizon, not just on the bottom line.

Warren G. Bennis (1997). “Managing People is Like Herding Cats”, Executive Excellence Pub

Failing organizations are usually over-managed and under-led.

"Wisdom, Honor & Hope: The Inner Path to True Greatness". Book by Cecil O. Kemp, Jr., May 1, 2000.

Charisma is the result of effective leadership, not the other way around.

Warren G. Bennis, Burt Nanus (2003). “Leaders: the strategies for taking charge”

It is the capacity to develop and improve their skills that distinguishes leaders from followers.

Warren G. Bennis, Burt Nanus (2003). “Leaders: the strategies for taking charge”

To become a leader, then, you must become yourself, become the maker of your own life

Warren G. Bennis, Patricia Ward Biederman (2009). “The Essential Bennis”, p.214, John Wiley & Sons