Charisma is the result of effective leadership, not the other way around.

Charisma is the result of effective leadership, not the other way around.

Warren G. Bennis

The factory of the future will have only two employees, a man and a dog. The man will be there to feed the dog. The dog will be there to keep the man from touching the equipment.

The factory of the future will have only two employees, a man and a dog. The man will be there to feed the dog. The dog will be there to keep the man from touching the equipment.

To become a leader, then, you must become yourself, become the maker of your own life

To become a leader, then, you must become yourself, become the maker of your own life

It is the capacity to develop and improve their skills that distinguishes leaders from followers.

It is the capacity to develop and improve their skills that distinguishes leaders from followers.

There are two ways of being creative. One can sing and dance. Or one can create an environment in which singers and dancers flourish.

There are two ways of being creative. One can sing and dance. Or one can create an environment in which singers and dancers flourish.

Good leaders make people feel that they're at the very heart of things, not at the periphery.

Good leaders make people feel that they're at the very heart of things, not at the periphery.

Trust is the lubrication that makes it possible for organizations to work.

Trust is the lubrication that makes it possible for organizations to work.

The manager asks how and when; the leader asks what and why.

The manager asks how and when; the leader asks what and why.

Vision animates, inspires, transforms purpose into action.

Vision animates, inspires, transforms purpose into action.

Manage the dream: Create a compelling vision, one that takes people to a new place, and then translate that vision into a reality.

Manage the dream: Create a compelling vision, one that takes people to a new place, and then translate that vision into a reality.

Becoming a leader is synonymous with becoming yourself. It is precisely that simple, and it is also that difficult.

Becoming a leader is synonymous with becoming yourself. It is precisely that simple, and it is also that difficult.

One of the worst mistakes is to do nothing.

One of the worst mistakes is to do nothing.

The ability to plan for what has not yet happened, for a future that has only been imagined, is one of the hallmarks of leadership.

The ability to plan for what has not yet happened, for a future that has only been imagined, is one of the hallmarks of leadership.

Leadership is like beauty - it's hard to define but you know it when you see it.

Leadership is like beauty - it's hard to define but you know it when you see it.

Success in management requires learning as fast as the world is changing.

Success in management requires learning as fast as the world is changing.

All great leaders constantly seek new information and new ways of thinking.

All great leaders constantly seek new information and new ways of thinking.

Followers who tell the truth, and leaders who listen to it, are an unbeatable combination.

Followers who tell the truth, and leaders who listen to it, are an unbeatable combination.

You are your own raw material. When you know what you consist of and what you want to make of it, then you can invent yourself.

You are your own raw material. When you know what you consist of and what you want to make of it, then you can invent yourself.

The manager has a short-range view; the leader has a long-range perspective.

The manager has a short-range view; the leader has a long-range perspective.