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The Little Book of Big Management Wisdom
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The Little Book of Big Management Wisdom

by Dr. James McGrath
August 2017
Intermediate to advanced
256 pages
4h 30m
English
Pearson Business
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QUOTATION 47

GENERAL GEORGE PATTON ON MOTIVATION THROUGH DELEGATION

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General George Smith Patton, Jr (1885–1945), United States Army, was probably the most aggressive of all allied generals in the Second World War and the one the German Army feared most.

He expected and got high standards from his men and felt confident enough of their ability to say this:

Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.

General George Patton

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  • Part of the reason General Patton could make the above statement with assurance was that he didn’t suffer fools gladly. If you were an officer under his command, you either came up to standard or he shipped you out. ...
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