“ One thing Great Groups do need is protection. Great Groups do things that haven’t been done before. Most corporations and other traditional organizations say they want innovation, but they reflexively… Warren G. Bennis
“ In a time of drastic change, it is the learners who inherit the future. The learned find themselves equipped to live in a world that no longer exists. Warren G. Bennis
“ Satchel Paige is supposed to have said, It’s not what you don’t know that hurts you, it’s what you know that just ain’t so); Warren G. Bennis
“ Former Lucky Stores CEO Don Ritchey said that difficult bosses really test your beliefs, and you learn all the things you don’t want to do or stand for. I Warren G. Bennis
“ The ideal boss for a growing leader is probably a good boss with major flaws, so that one can learn all the complex lessons of what to do and what not to do simultaneously. Warren G. Bennis
“ The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born-that there is a genetic factor to leadership. That’s nonsense; in fact, the opposite is true. Leadersare made rather than born. Warren G. Bennis
“ Leaders are people who believe so passionately that they can seduce other people into sharing their dream. Warren G. Bennis
“ Great Groups need to know that the person at the top will fight like a tiger for them. Warren G. Bennis
“ Who succeeds in forming and leading a Great Group? He or she is almost always a pragmatic dreamer. They are people who get things done, but they are people with immortal longings. Often, they are scie… Warren G. Bennis
“ Too many companies believe people are interchangeable. Truly gifted people never are. They have unique talents. Such people cannot be forced into roles they are not suited for, nor should they be. Eff… Warren G. Bennis
