The manager accepts the status quo; the leader challenges it.

Quote by Warren G Bennis

Topics: Warren G Bennis Quotes

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

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

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

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

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

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

The manager has a short-range view; the leader has a long-range perspective.

The manager has a short-range view; the leader has a long-range perspective.

Taking charge of your own learning is a part of taking charge of your life,...

Taking charge of your own learning is a part of taking charge of your life,...

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

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

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

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

What makes a good follower? The single most important characteristic may well be a willingness...

What makes a good follower? The single most important characteristic may well be a willingness...

Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.

Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.

Becoming a leader is synonymous with becoming yourself. It is precisely that simple, and it...

Becoming a leader is synonymous with becoming yourself. It is precisely that simple, and it...

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

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

The manager has his eye on the bottom line; the leader has his eye on...

The manager has his eye on the bottom line; the leader has his eye on...

Excellence is a better teacher than mediocrity. The lessons of the ordinary are everywhere. Truly...

Excellence is a better teacher than mediocrity. The lessons of the ordinary are everywhere. Truly...

Leaders are people who do the right thing; managers are people who do things right.

Leaders are people who do the right thing; managers are people who do things right.

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

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

People who cannot invent and reinvent themselves must be content with borrowed postures, secondhand ideas,...

People who cannot invent and reinvent themselves must be content with borrowed postures, secondhand ideas,...

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

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

There is a profound difference between information and meaning.

There is a profound difference between information and meaning.

The factory of the future will have only two employees, a man and a dog....

The factory of the future will have only two employees, a man and a dog....

The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born-that there is a genetic factor...

The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born-that there is a genetic factor...