Warren G. Bennis
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Oct 7, 2026
Amy EdmondsonGUEST
The, you know, the term, which was not my coinage, it was already in the literature.
Amy EdmondsonGUEST
By the way, The Literature on Organizational Change, a wonderful book by Warren Bennis and Ed Schein back in the '60s-
Michael Bungay StanierHOST
Mm
Amy EdmondsonGUEST
... said that as part of enabling people to cope with and execute change, they needed to have psychological safety.
David GardnerHOST
Maybe read some Robert Frost and warm socks tonight.
David GardnerHOST
Fool on." Pet perk number five, I first started channeling when I read Warren Bennis's book on becoming a leader, where he wrote the following.
David GardnerHOST
He said, and I quote, "Playwright Athol Fugard said that he worked his way out of a depression by starting every day thinking of ten things that gave him pleasure." Bennis wrote, "I've found thinking of the things in my life that bring me pleasure a peaceful and positive way to start the morning, and I've started doing it regularly." End quote.
David GardnerHOST
That again from Warren Bennis's book on becoming a leader.
David GardnerHOST
When I first read that years ago, I thought, I'm gonna do that.
David GardnerHOST
So not every morning, but I'm gonna say most mornings, specifically as I take a shower, because I'm gonna be taking a shower anyway.
Tony SarsamGUEST
I did a book when I was in college of all places.
Tony SarsamGUEST
Um, I read a book on, uh, Warren Bennis on becoming a leader.
Tony SarsamGUEST
And I summarize by saying, uh, no, no, the world, know yourself and act on instinct.
Tony SarsamGUEST
And if you're constantly working to know the world, constantly working to know yourself and what gifts you have and what you can offer to the world, then it allows you the freedom to react quickly and act on instinct.
JJ VirginHOST
But-
Srini PillayGUEST
And once again, everything points back to the self, you know, 'cause my favorite definition of leadership is Warren Bennis' definition, which is, "Becoming a leader is synonymous with becoming yourself.
Srini PillayGUEST
It's precisely that simple, also that difficult." And when we realize, like I th- I, there's so many times, uh, like when people will be like, "Oh my God, you're so authentic," and, and there's that.
JJ VirginHOST
I never understand that.
Srini PillayGUEST
I think fundamentally, it's probably different for different people.
Srini PillayGUEST
But my favorite definition of leadership is that of Warren Bennis.
Srini PillayGUEST
And what Warren Bennis said, he studied leaders for decades, he said, becoming a leader is synonymous with becoming yourself.
Srini PillayGUEST
It's precisely that simple and also that difficult.
Srini PillayGUEST
And so if we look at that definition, one of the answers to your question, which is why do people not manifest who they are, is because they're not being who they are.
Brian TracySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
The founder of Success Magazine, Orison Swett Marden, once said, there are powers inside of you, which, if you could discover and use, would make of you everything you ever dreamed or imagined you could become.
Brian TracySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
In a five-year study of leaders reported on in his book, Leaders, Warren Bennis discovered that each of them consciously avoided the comfort zone by continuously setting higher goals.
Brian TracySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
They never allowed themselves to become complacent.
Brian TracySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
They lived their lives fully extended, always striving to be and do more.
Brian TracySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
which, if you could discover and use, would make of you everything you ever dreamed or imagined you could become.
Brian TracySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
In a five-year study of leaders reported on in his book, leaders, Warren Bennis discovered that each of them consciously avoided the comfort zone by continuously setting higher goals.
Brian TracySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
They never allowed themselves to become complacent.
Brian TracySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
They lived their lives fully extended, always striving to be and do more.
Joseph WalkerHOST
Let that sit in.
Joseph WalkerHOST
Leadership expert Warren Bennis observed that leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.
Joseph WalkerHOST
That's amazing.
Joseph WalkerHOST
Warren Bennett's leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.
Joseph WalkerHOST
Without vision, organizations drift, families lose direction, ministry become maintenance focused, and leaders become reactive instead of proactive.
Joseph WalkerHOST
So what I want to talk about today is going to help us discover why vision empowers us.