Warren Bennis Quotes

For me it was just about staying the course, staying true to who I believe that I am, being open, being honest, being transparent with the players, being firm with the players but at the same time listening to the players.

Secrecy is the enemy of efficiency, but don't let anyone know it.

I find that when you open the door toward openness and transparency, a lot of people will follow you through.

It's about communication. It's about honesty. It's about treating people in the organization as deserving to know the facts. You don't try to give them half the story. You don't try to hide the story. You treat them as - as true equals, and you communicate and you communicate and communicate.

I can't be a hypocrite as a coach because as a player that's what I wanted. I wanted feedback, I wanted communication from the boss. I showed up for work, you can yell at me if you want, but I want input. So that's the kind of coach I want to be.

If you're not open, you're not transparent, you're still holding on to vaults of information, you're not going to build that trust.

It matters to people that the president tell them the truth.

What I do know as a manager, as a person, is that you have to try and be honest with everyone around you. If I leave a player out, they deserve an explanation. It's about communication, about being clear in what you want.

Trust happens when leaders are transparent.

Servant leadership teaches us that you have to lay your cards on the table.

What you didn't tell someone was just as debilitating as what you did.

Honest communication is built on truth and integrity and upon respect of the one for the other.

It is important to our friends to believe that we are unreservedly frank with them, and important to friendship that we are not.

I think it is incredibly important to be open and accessible and treat people fairly and look them in the eye and tell them what is on your mind.

One thing I have always promised is to be open and transparent and to treat employees and partners with respect and integrity.

Trust is the conduit for influence; it's the medium through which ideas travel.

I feel like my honesty gives people the freedom to talk about things they wouldn't otherwise.

Kids know. They know everything. I would err on the side of pretty much sharing everything.

The key to high-quality communication is trust, and it's hard to trust somebody that you don't know.

If the employees fundamentally trust the C.E.O., then communications will be vastly more efficient than if they don't. Telling things as they are is a critical part of building this trust.

Not compromising the music, but there is a way, by just showing the people that you're sincere and honest with what you're doing, and by talking to them.

When you seek advice, do not withhold any facts from the person whose advice you seek.

In all my public and private acts as your president, I expect to follow my instincts of openness and candor with full confidence that honesty is always the best policy in the end.

Things aren't always clear at the beginning of a relationship. Be up-front. Don't play on her confusion or vulnerability. Women want and appreciate clarity.

I think Canadians want to get a feel for the people who will serve them... and, for me, I think that Canadians will trust people who trust them.