Patton on Leadership: Ph.D., Alan Axelrod, Alan Axelrod
Editorial Reviews
From Library Journal
Axelrod (What Every American Should Know About American History) takes the leadership wisdom of one of America’s greatest and most colorful combat generals and applies it to contemporary civilian corporate organizations. Organized around George S. Patton’s quotations and writings, this is an attempt to apply the general’s wartime leadership style to peacetime corporate America, covering principles such as how to develop and project a leadership image, communicate effectively across an organization, establish clear priorities, build a winning team, sustain maximum performance against all odds, and instill loyalty and inspire achievement. Beginning with a high-level history of Patton’s life, the author then strives to relate Patton’s leadership style to typical business situations, but the effort is many times far-fetched and filled with jargon and clich?s. The selections designed to sound like Patton actually sound like narrator Bruce Winant’s attempt to sound like actor George C. Scott trying to sound like Patton and will likely send listeners to the hard copy. While the advice is helpful, there is little new here compared with the already saturated leadership genre, and it cannot stand the time-tested solidity of classics from Stephen Covey or Peter Drucker. Consider only on demand in smaller public libraries.ADale Farris, Groves, TX
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Review
“A four star-read.” — (Orange County Register, Santa Ana, CA July 23, 2001)
“This book belongs in the library of any one who wants to win at business or war.” — (Military Review March - April 2001, reviewed by MAJ Robert G. Smith, USA, Germantown, Maryland)
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