Warren Bennis

United States
8 Mar 1925 // 31 Jul 2014
Organizational Consultant and Author

Leaders are almost like midwives of ideas. They really understand what is going on. You know when you come to them with an idea, they aren't going to just say, 'Well, that's nice, and maybe we can use that.'.

Interview, Strategy + Business (1997)

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