Warren Bennis has devoted most of his life to the study of leaders of every description.

He's been an adviser to four presidents of the United States, including both Kennedy and Reagan, has written more than twenty books on the topic of leadership and lectured and consulted all over the world.

Most unusually, he's even practised what he preached. At the age of 42 he gave up a secure academic position at MIT to be an executive vice-president at the State University of New York in Buffalo and then spent seven years as president of the University of Cincinnati. This experience taught him a number of important things about leadership.

Bennis is now based at the University of Southern California where he is founder of the Universtity's Leadership Institute in Los Angeles.

Bibliography:
'Leaders: Strategies for Taking Charge'
'Managing People Is Like Herding Cats: Warren Bennis on Leadership'
'Managing the Dream: Reflections on Leadership and Change'
'Organizing Genius: The Secrets of Creative Collaboration'
'Co-Leaders: The Power of Great Partnerships'

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