Patton's One-Minute Messages: Tactical Leadership Skills of Business Managers

by Charles M. Province, Charles Prefer

A brief biography and photos of General Patton helps readers visualize one of the great military leaders of all time. The inspirational content will make this book an indispensable compaion for busy executives everywhere.

This collection of George S. Patton’s pithy one-liners shows how business managers can succeed by applying the combat-tested principles of one of America's most famous battlefield leaders. General Patton was a professional soldier who spent his life inspiring people to accomplish the seemingly impossible. Now managers can use his secrets to motivate their employees. The author takes brief quotations from Patton’s writings and draws the deep inner philosophy from them. This way, managers can easily grasp the principles involved and make practical use of them to get great performance and productivity from their employees.

The book also presents the work of W. Edwards Deming and Walter A. Shewhart, two pioneers in quality control who have influenced management practice for over fifty years. Their philosophy is very similar to Patton’s—which is not surprising, since the fundamental principles of both military leadership and business management are universal.

Genres: Leadership, Nonfiction, Business, Philosophy

112 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1995

Reviews

[Niels · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely essential for managers who want to understand their own role - and who want a "cheat sheet" for motivational speeches. Feel fully re-energised and ready to attack whoever, whatever, whenever after reading this one.

[Colin · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent collection of the wisdom of General Patton, most of which I had already read before, but presented clearly, and with some interpretation to apply it to business management. We picked this up at the Patton Museum near the California/Arizona border.

[Art Sprecher · Rating 4 out of 5]

Direct, No Nonsense Advice

Patton's "One-Minute Messages" offers direct, no nonsense advice on a wide range of leadership topics. Of course, you must adapt much of the advice to fit a corporate versus a military context. Well worth reading.

[Alex · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mostly a collection of Patton’s maxims with a few business pointers thrown in. A worthwhile read for a Patton fan and an acceptable reference by which to quote him, but academics are better left with using Patton’s original papers.

[Irish Sharky · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a great book. It has a quote on all the pages and then a description on the context of this quote. Then, there is another explanation in the business world by the author. I really enjoyed this and will keep it and reference back to it in the future.

[Donnie]

remine me of things i learned earlier in life during my miltary career.

[Shannon McAuley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brief and to the point. Good to read in small doses, reflect, and apply each day.

[Strick · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very fast read

[Jim Serger · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great read in any business --"your never beaten until you admit it."-- "As long as you can fight, as long as you don't give up, you can never be whipped." Great messages from a great leader.