1. Warren Gamaliel Bennis was an American scholar, organizational consultant and author, widely regarded as a pioneer of the contemporary field of Leadership studies.
12 Facts About Warren Bennis
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Warren Bennis was born in The Bronx and grew up within a working-class Jewish family in Westwood, New Jersey, before enlisting in the United States Army in 1943.
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Warren Bennis would go on to serve as one of the Army's youngest infantry officers in the European theater of operations, and was awarded the Purple Heart and Bronze Star.
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In 1952, Warren Bennis was awarded an Honors Certificate from London School of Economics, and Hicks Fellow from MIT.
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Warren Bennis earned his PhD from MIT in 1955, majoring in Social Sciences and Economics.
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Warren Bennis authored two books on leadership during his presidency: The Leaning Ivory Tower, 1973, and The Unconscious Conspiracy: Why Leaders Can't Lead, 1976.
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Warren Bennis chose to return to the life of a teacher, consultant and author following a heart attack in 1979, joining the faculty of the University of Southern California.
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Warren Bennis was inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa in 2002 while at USC.
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Warren Bennis spent time as an adviser to four United States presidents and several other public figures, and has consulted for numerous FORTUNE 500 companies.
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Warren Bennis spent time on the faculties of Harvard and Boston University and taught at the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, INSEAD and IMD.
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Warren Bennis was a visiting professor of leadership at the University of Exeter and a senior fellow at UCLA's School of Public Policy and Social Research.
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Warren Bennis has written approximately 30 books, many with co-authors.