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As commander of the Third Army, General George S. Patton, Jr.'s wartime success inspired the remarkable performance of his troops, and the grudging admiration of his enemies. Having stormed across France and Germany with lightning speed, Patton revealed himself as a courageous warrior, a gifted strategist, an inspiring communicator, a masterful motivator, and, most importantly, a brilliant leader. Patton On Leadership distills Patton's brilliance into essential lessons every leader must know to win in today's merciless corporate wars. Vibrant with the earthy wit and wisdom that was Patton's hallmark, these lessons show managers how to develop and project a leadership image, communicate effectively across large organizations, establish clear priorities, build a winning team, mentor future leaders, resolve conflict, sustain optimum performance against all obstacles, and instill the kind of loyalty that inspires consistent outstanding achievement. In a work equally engaging to current or future managers and history buffs alike, General Patton's leadership in battle is turned into the ultimate manual for victory.
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Patton still leads...  2008-05-13
General Patton has always been one of my heroes; Alex Axelrod teaches me why. His commentary on quotations from Patton and those who knew him provide excellent lessons for leadership in business and personal life.
If you're a Patton fan; you'll love this. If you're not; you'll be pleasantly surprised!
Jim Bouchard
Author of Dynamic Components of Personal Power
Dynamic Components of Personal Power
Patton on Leadership 2007-12-25
This is the best ...on Leadership book I have ever read. I highly recommend it to anyone.
Patton On Leadership  2007-12-03
Full of insights applicable to today's business enviroment, especially if you are a manager of others.
Great book on Patton "and" leadership 2007-05-30
Notwithstanding the devotion of only one part (out of ten) on the background/history of Patton leaving nine on 183 quotations (and elaborations) by or about him, this book made me understand more about this controversially one of the greatest generals/military leaders ever than the few biographies I read of him comibined. That's no exaggeration. Thanks to the author's intelligent pick and insightful analysis. A very helpful management book indeed. In short, highly recommended.
Below please find some of the quotations I like the most for your reference.
51. Never Assume: One day a colonel was under attack by Patton for a decision based on the weather. The colonel explained, "General, we cannot predict the weather. We must assume average weather conditions and plan accordingly." "We never assume anything is average," patton Said. "If we do any assumng, we will assume the worst weather."
52. Learn from the Facts: We passed the scen of the tank battle during the initial German breakthrough. I counted over a hundred American armored fighting vehicles along the road, and, as a result, issued an order, subsequently carried out, that every tank should be examined and the direction, caliber, and type of hit which put it out made of record, so that we would have data from which to construct a better tank.
131. Personal Best: Patton's wife, Beatrice, found her husband kneeling in prayer before a polo match. "Afterward she asked what he'd beeen praying for. 'For help in the pol game,' he replied.'Were you praying for a win?' she inquired. 'Hell no,' he said. 'I was praying to do my best.'"
170. Cultivate Independence: Lack of orders is no excuse for inaction.
the wisdom of a military genius 2007-05-06
Military collected more genuine intellects and risk thinkers than most if not all other professions ... and Patton was definitely one of them.
Based on books and the brilliant movie PATTON, he was a truly charismatic personality. Tough, arrogant, bold and direct. And this book displays his characteristics beautifully.
The uniqueness of 'Patton on Leadership' lies in the layout. After a short quote or an inscription in Patton's field notebook follows a more detailed description of the meaning/depth by the author. Still kept very short. The book is nicely structured by topics, numerous pictures of Patton which gives the book a nice, almost personal touch of Patton, as well as full page pictures of Patton incl. a typical Patton quote like on page 22 'When in doubt attack'. Typical Patton briliance; on the surface simple but profound in depth (our competitor/enemy might be in doubt too where boldness might strategically be the most effecitve solution).
Patton shows deep understanding of strategy vs. tactics; 'be a steamroller in the overall strategy, but flexible in tactics'. The advantage of aggresiveness and boldness in execution and creating favourable circumstances. Readers interested in strategy will easily recognise that Patton was well read in history, in particular he must have read Clausewit's book ON WAR, Book III, the Chapter on 'Boldness', several times :-)
It's rare to find a book of a military genius explaining strategy and tactis well. I've failed so far to be really inspired by the writings on masters like Alexander, Napoleon, Clausewitz and the like. Not with this book. Pattons wisdom is applicable and therefore useful. Great read and re-read.
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