Patton on Leadership

"Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way." General George S. Patton

Are you tired of leadership books written by people who have never led anyone in their life? General George S. Patton was a brilliant tactician and a terrific motivator. We have to lead people in business; he had to lead men in war. This is by far my favorite book on leadership. I refer to it all the time.

This is not a war or history book. This book takes the leadership and wisdom of one of America's greatest and most colorful combat generals and applies it to contemporary civilian corporate organizations.

Here are some of my favorite quotes from General Patton. You can easily see how these principles can be applied to your organization.

"Accept the challenges so that you can feel the exhilaration of victory."

"If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking."

"Better to fight for something than live for nothing."
 
"A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week."

"Don't tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results."

"Nobody ever defended anything successfully, there is only attack and attack and attack some more." 

"Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash."

If you only ever buy one book on leadership this is the one. 


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Mark Libell