Warren Bennis Quotes

In sports and in business, the greatest leaders are those who make the best decisions in the most crucial of situations. They are the ones who focus their energy on turning tough decisions into winning decisions.

I have no doubt that my M.B.A. from New York University's Stern School of Business was one of the best investments I ever made. It helped me climb the corporate ladder and become an entrepreneur.

I.B.M. was my college education, effectively. They were very good at teaching you management.

Management teams aren't good at asking questions. In business school, we train them to be good at giving answers.

There is no substitute for accurate knowledge. Know yourself, know your business, know your men.

If one knows only what one is told, one does not know enough to be able to arrive at a well-balanced decision.

The primary goal of management education was, as originally conceived, to impart knowledge that could be applied to a variety of real-world business situations.

I am less disposed to think of a West Point education as requisite for this business than I was at first. Good sense and energy are the qualities required.

I went to Huddersfield University Business School. That's where I learned my trade.

This is a business. Be smart. Choose wisely.

My experience has shown me that the people who are exceptionally good in business aren't so because of what they know but because of their insatiable need to know more.

I encourage active skepticism - when people are being skeptical because they're trying to identify the best course of action. They're trying to identify the next step for themselves or other people.

Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, and relentlessly drive it to completion.

You cannot be pro business unless you are pro education.

Without numerous schools offering hands-on opportunities, no commander will be cultivated.

Each day, we're sharpening Iowa's competitive edge in education and expanding our workplace partnerships with job-ready, STEM savvy, lifelong learners.

I got a boss mentality.

By reading, you learn through others' experiences, generally, a better way to do business, especially in our line of work where the consequences of incompetence are so final for young men.

Being a Navy SEAL and sniper taught me all about risk management. Take away all the risk variables under your control and reduce it to an acceptable level. The same fundamentals apply in business.

Many women try to advance in their careers by having all the answers; by being the go-to person for information and advice; or by building expertise in a particular field. However, as they progress, gain broader responsibilities, and grow into leadership roles, they realize that their span of control is too vast to be able to know every answer.

In a year, you can learn a lot.

Education is such an important tool for success, and probably the most important one.

I went to a special public school that was much more focused on academics and learning. My two best teachers were in accounting and calculus, so I fell in love with that, which made me want to go into business.

My father and I talked every day. He coached me on how to cold-call companies I wanted in our portfolio, how to network at public events, to cultivate senior journalists at important outlets, and how to run a profitable P&L. But, more or less, he allowed me to make my own mistakes.

Education is important because it prepares you for life.