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

It is hard/cold/ethical/no-nonsense leadership principles. There is a difference between being a leader and being a manager. I wish colleges (all arenas including masters in business) taught a class that had this information in it. It is my observation that leadership training of this nature is only taught at high $$ seminars and at Military War Colleges. This book is a high $$ seminar for pennies on the dollar. I keep it on my desk beside my computer monitor and read a page every day then reread the previous day's page. Two minutes in the morning and I now find myself unconsciously following the ideas/concepts I read earlier in the week. I found myself wanting more meat with every page. . . that is not the design of this book. I am sending a copy to my nephew who just graduated the Naval Academy.

Through this book Charles M. Province has complied the very best there is in leadership. Read and learn....... This collection of George S. Patton's pithy one liners shows how business managers can successed 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. A brief bio & photos of the General help readers visualize one of the great military leaders of all time. The inspirational content will make this book an indispensable companion for busy executives everywhere.

Charles Province did an excellent job of compiling Patton's thoughts on leadership and how it applies to business. It brings a contrast between leadership and management concepts. He also linked the thoughts of Charles Deming to some of the messages. I have used selected points in sharing practical leadership and management principles with my business associates.Like any book, read it with a critical eye. Management and leadership studies are an evolutionary process. We should never stop learning.As an officer in the Army, I appreciate the candor of Patton and the book's focus on application. The messages are motivational. I would highly recommend the book as required reading and a forum for discussion.

I teach middle school and high school industrial arts. On Veteran's Day, I read excerpts from the book with partriotic music playing in the background. My students enjoy the change in routine.