It's All About Who You Hire, How They Lead...and Other Essential Advice from a Self-Made Leader

EDITOR’S NOTE

Warren Bennis

WE KNOW THAT LEADING PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS IS A NEVER ENDING, often herculean task. It is why there are so many books and articles on the subject; we need this fuel of new ideas, tried-and-true practices, and inspirational real-life stories to help us become better at it. It never gets easier.

Mort Mandel’s ideas and experience are exactly the kind of “fuel” anyone, new leader to sage veteran, can learn from. If the primary task of a leader is reminding people of what’s important, which I think it is, Mandel’s insights are invaluable. For nearly fifty years he, along with his brothers, did just this. They built a company as well as nonprofit organizations that systematically embodied certain standards, like hire ...