A Quote by Warren G. Bennis

The manager administers; the leader innovates. — © Warren G. Bennis
The manager administers; the leader innovates.

Quote Topics

The manager administers; the leader innovates. The manager has a short-range view; the leader has a long-range perspective. The manager asks how and when; the leader asks what and why. The manager has his eye on the bottom line; the leader has his eye on the horizon. The manager accepts the status quo; the leader challenges it.
A manager sets objectives - A manager organizes - A manager motivates and communicates - A manager, by establishing yardsticks, measures - A manager develops people.
Every good leader is part manager and every good manager is part leader.
As a manager you're going to have some bad times, some really bad times. If you're going to walk away, then in my view you do not have the make-up to be a manager or a leader of men.
The manager accepts the status quo; the leader challenges it.
Manager solves problems, leader prevents them.
The true measure of the value of any business leader and manager is performance.
The manager-leader of the future should combine in one personality the robust, realistic quality of the man of action with the insight of the artist, the religious leader, the poet, who explains man to himself. The man of action alone or the man of contemplation alone will not be enough; these two qualities together are required.
The problem is, we elected a manager and we need a leader. Let's face it: Bush is just dim.
You can have Guardiola as a manager, you can have Koeman as a manager, anybody as a manager, but the players inside the white lines win the game.
Matisse renovates rather than innovates.
I ended up meeting my manager because my sister was a receptionist at a management company. My manager is actually my same manager that I have today. That's how it started. I worked my way.
A manager's task is to make the strengths of people effective and their weakness irrelevant - and that applies fully as much to the manager's boss as it applies to the manager's subordinates.
The manager has a short-range view; the leader has a long-range perspective.
Three things a leader or manager should be thinking: What's happening? What's not happening? and What can I do to influence the outcome?
Leadership is creating a state of mind in others. The difference between being a leader and manager, all due respect to managers, is that leaders have to create states of mind. But a leader, first of all, has to have a clear state of mind, which is usually her own vision, which energizes her, motivates others, and then creates that state of mind in others.
This site uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience. More info...
Got it!