Leaders know the importance of having someone in their lives who will unfailingly and fearlessly tell them the truth.
Warren G. BennisWithout a terrific leader, you're not going to have a Great Group. But it is also true that you're not going to have a great leader without a Great Group.
Warren G. BennisSuccessful leadership is not about being tough or soft, sensitive or assertive, but about a set of attributes. First and foremost is character
Warren G. BennisMore leaders have been made by accident, circumstance, sheer grit, or will than have been made by all the leadership courses put together.
Warren G. BennisUnlike top management at Enron, exemplary leaders reward dissent. They encourage it. They understand that, whatever momentary discomfort they experience as a result of being told they might be wrong, it is more than offset by the fact that the information will help them make better decisions.
Warren G. Bennis