Alan Axelrod's Patton on Leadership offers CEOs and managers clear, applicable lessons in dynamic, goal-oriented management by drawing on General George Patton's decisive actions and distinctive style. With historical images from Patton's whole career, this manual discusses how to cultivate a leadership mentality, communicate clearly, motivate others, and more.

What lessons may be drawn from General George S. Patton Jr.'s military strategies for a civilian company leader? Read Patton on Leadership by Alan Axelrod to find out. He applies the leadership advice of one of America's best and most colorful battle generals to modern corporate companies for the general public. Axelrod presents a thorough understanding of Patton's leadership style and demonstrates that the general's "genius was being able to capitalize on his own intuitive notion of leadership." The book is structured around the general's writings and quotations, each of which is related to particular corporate situations. This book gives readers an inside look at a leadership approach that many corporate executives could find useful. – Rutherford B. Johnson, commander, Georgia Chapter, George S. Patton Jr. Historical Society