A new leader has to be able to change an organization that is dreamless, soulless and visionless... someone's got to make a wake up call.
Warren G. BennisCreate a compelling vision, one that takes people to a new place, and then translate that vision into a reality.
Warren G. BennisThe leader...is rarely the brightest person in the group. Rather they have extraordinary taste, which makes them more curators than creators. They are appreciators of talent and nurturers of talent and they have the ability to recognize valuable ideas.
Warren G. BennisThe failure to find the right niche for people - or to let them find their own perfect niches - is a major reason that so many workplaces are mediocre, even toxic, in spite of the presence of talent. Leaders of great groups give them whatever they need and free them from everything else.
Warren G. Bennis