Bennis in University World News

University World News (U.K.) cited Warren Bennis, Distinguished Fellow, regarding the differences between running a corporation and running a research university…….

Bennis quoted in BP article

Warren Bennis, Distinguished Fellow, was quoted in an article by The Washington Post regarding BP chief executive Tony Hayward and his retreat from the spotlight during the oil spill crisis in the Gulf of Mexico…….

Bennis Offers Candid Assessment of Leadership & General McChrystal

Distinguished CCLP Fellow Warren Bennis was interviewed for The Washington Post's "On Leadership" section of the paper's website, offering his opinion on the forced resignation of Gen. Stanley McChrystal by President Barack Obama. In his piece, Bennis discusses the abrupt change of leadership in the war in Afghanistan and how it could effect the outcome of the ongoing nine year conflict. Gen. McChrystal was removed from his position leading all military forces in Operation Enduring Freedom on Wednesday after the publication of negative comments he and his aides made in an article in Rolling Stone magazine about the current Presidential……

Bennis On Leadership Create Jobs

Distinguished Fellow Warren Bennis writes about the importance of leadership in passing the stimulus bill in the "On Leadership" section of The Washington Post…….

Warren Bennis video from Imagining the Future of Leadership

CCLP Distinguished Fellow Warren Bennis was a guest of Harvard University and the John F. Kennedy School of Government. Bennis imparted his advice to an eager audience during the series Imagining the Future of Leadership hosted at The Charles Hotel in Cambridge, Massachusetts. To watch all the speakers from this series, visit Imagining the Future of Leadership at WorldNews…….

On Leadership – National inflection points

The Washington Post ran an op-ed by Warren Bennis of the USC Marshall School and Distinguished Fellow about college presidents embracing new technology and innovative teaching techniques. "Having just completed a national search to find a successor to USC's president, Steven B. Sample, I had the opportunity to review countless resumes and interview a fair number of sitting presidents and provosts," Bennis wrote. He added that it's no accident the person chosen was USC President-Elect C.L. Max Nikias, "a doctorate in electrical engineering and a maven of all manner of innovative technologies and teaching methods."……

Annual Fellows Luncheon highlights CCLP impact in a variety of fields

Geoffrey Cowan (left) and Warren Bennis at the Annual Fellows Luncheon held at the University of Southern California. Faculty, staff and friends of the Center on Communication Leadership and Policy (CCLP) gathered for the second Annual Fellows Luncheon to honor senior, faculty, research, law, graduate and junior fellows. Following welcoming remarks from managing director Geoffrey Baum and director Geoffrey Cowan, guests and honorees listened as select fellows described projects and accomplishments during the 2009-2010 academic year. Distinguished fellow, noted author and leadership scholar Warren Bennis was the featured guest, offering observations about the rising importance of the communication field…….

Leadership Qualities for Moving Ahead

Senior Fellow Cinny Kennard spoke at a workshop on "Leadership Qualities for Moving Ahead" in Milan, Italy at the European House-Ambrosetti–a professional consulting group founded in 1965 by Alfredo Ambrosetti. Kennard presented the findings of her work on the Shriver Report: A Woman's Nation. Visit www.awomansnation.com to read Kennard's work on the Shriver Report…….

Business book reviews

The Dallas Morning News ran a review of "The Essential Bennis" by Distinguished Fellow Warren Bennis. The review stated that Bennis has compiled his insights of more than 50 years into one volume, including what he identifies as four core competencies gifted leaders have in abundance: adaptive capacity, the ability to engage others in a shared vision, a distinctive voice, and integrity…….