On becoming a leader
by Warren G. Bennis · first published 1989
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My first report on the subject was published as Leaders (Harper and Row, 1985, co-authored with Bert Nanus). Leaders covered the whats. On Becoming a Leader is the hows: how people become leaders, how they lead, and how organizations encourage or stifle potential leaders. - Introduction. Deemed “the dean of leadership gurus” by Forbes magazine, Warren Bennis has for years persuasively argued that leaders are not born—they are made. Delving into the qualities that define leadership, the people who exemplify it, and the strategies that anyone can apply to achieve it, his classic work On Becom
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…requirements) - it teaches you have to think about people and the human condition. I would much rather have a CS grad help me start a company, but equally rather have an Arts grad run it (See Warren Bennis' On becoming a leader for a much better investigation into why Arts students make the best leaders [of human beings]). I'm not saying that Arts is better in any way - I'm just asking for mutual respect. No poli sci student…
on “No wonder CompSci grads are unemployed” ↗"On Becoming a Leader" by Warren Bennis This book is not very big but is exceptionally dense and easy to read. I found a lot of useful information that I apply to my daily life - reflection, being authentic, allowing oneself…
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