Avoid Mistakes That Plague New Leaders: An Interview with Warren Bennis Page 1 of7 Harvard Business Review LEADERSHIP Avoid Mistakes That Plague New Leaders: An Interview with Warren Bennis by Christina Bielaszka-DuVernay APRIL 13,2009 A noted authority on leadership with more than 25 books to his Warren G. Bennis is University Professor and Distinguished Professor of Business Administration at the University of Southern Marshall School and founding chairman of the Leadership Institute. His most recent book is Judgment: How Winning Leaders Make Great coauthored with Noel M. Tichy (Penguin 2007). Bennis began examining the nature of leadership more than 50 years ago when he was one of the youngest U.S. infantry commanders fighting in service for which he was decorated with the Bronze Star and Purple Heart. He and I spoke in 2006 about the mistakes and missteps that plague newly appointed leaders and how to avoid them. Here is an edited record of our conversation. - Christina Bielaszka- Du Editor https://hbr.org/2009/04/avoid-mistakes-that-plague-new 12/3/2015
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Avoid Mistakes That Plague New Leaders: An Interview with Warren Bennis Page 1 of7
Harvard Business Review
LEADERSHIP
Avoid Mistakes That Plague New Leaders: An Interview with Warren Bennis by Christina Bielaszka-DuVernay
APRIL 13,2009
A noted authority on leadership with more than 25 books to his name~ Warren G. Bennis
is University Professor and Distinguished Professor ofBusiness Administration at the
University ofSouthern California~s Marshall School ofBusiness~ and founding chairman
ofthe school~s Leadership Institute. His most recent book is Judgment: How Winning
Leaders Make Great Calls~ coauthored with Noel M.Tichy (Penguin Group~ 2007).
Bennis began examining the nature ofleadership more than 50 years ago when he was
one ofthe youngest U.S. infantry commanders fighting in Germany~ service for which he
was decorated with the Bronze Star and Purple Heart.
He and I spoke in 2006 about the mistakes and missteps that plague newly appointed
leaders and how to avoid them. Here is an edited record ofour conversation. - Christina