Warren Bennis Quotes

Without 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.

The success of an organization will depend on the people you surround yourself with.

Leaders who fail are the ones who do it by themselves. Leaders who succeed are the ones who allow others to help them.

To be effective, leaders must have the qualities and attitudes essential to work in a group setting.

I think in any situation, so much of effective leadership is when it comes from your own personality. And I feel very fortunate to be comfortable in the Colts locker room, where people can be who they are, and they don't have to change it when they show up to work that day.

Leadership does not depend on being right.

There's not too many teams that can succeed on and off the field together.

If you can provide the funding and you get the leadership, you'll have a competitive team.

The important thing is to get the right players on the team so Mike can be successful.

The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority.

The work of a team should always embrace a great player but the great player must always work.

Leaders lead. They don't divide; they don't create a climate that is poisonous.

… leadership is not a one man show.

It's not a successful captain that makes a successful team.

Coming in, you're so concerned about learning your job and the things you need to do to be successful individually. Once that's good, you can start to focus on learning guys around you and learning defenses and what they're trying to do to you.

I've been involved with great scripts and so-so leadership, and it's clear to me that leadership is the most compelling factor.

Business is usually a team sport. There isn't one great person sitting there directing things. You can't run an effective business like that.

Whether you're a founder, a leader, or an individual contributor, building a strong team is critical to your success.

I have been in many teams that have had loads of talent but did not make it through and been with teams that did not have that much talent and ended up being champions.

You want to build your own team for the highest level, and that happens more with teams that stay together.

Of course, it is difficult to arrive at a big team in the first place, but it is even harder to stay there.

You learn, across the league, with very successful quarterbacks, nobody does it by themselves.

When the team is doing well, individual performances don't count.

That's when I'm at my best: when I'm surrounded by good players.

When the key players in your team perform well, the team does well, too.