George Patton's Leadership

Ethics Theory for the Military Professional by Chaplin (COL) Samuel D. Maloney illustrates the complex ethical decision making process. Army Leaders are responsible for professionally, and ethically develop subordinates. Developing unethical subordinates in a zero defect Army is a leadership challenge. Goal-Oriented Aspirations, Rule-Oriented Obligations, and Situation-Oriented Decisions provide leaders an understanding of the ethical decision making process. The first step to Professionally developing subordinates is identifying, and providing input on all subordinate goals. Leaders are obligated to enforce rules and regulations. Understanding subordinate character provides leaders with the information to evaluate a soldier’s integrity. However,

George Patton was a unique person.A boy who problems at school, a general who claimed victory and got into trouble, and a one the greatest heroes of World War 2.Patton was very colorful and original.He was considered a very successful general.He was not like any

Ethical Dilemmas facing today Army Leaders demands that Soldiers adhere to Army ethical standards at all times. One understanding the whole concept of ethical behavior comes from believing right is right and wrong is wrong or good versus evil. In my opinion, we cannot consider good or bad within the Army profession outside its framework of norm behavior. The Army teaches Soldiers that our forces are protectors to enhance good life throughout the world and whatever we destroy degrades the ability of evil to survive. One of the main issues I have faced during my 28 years is how senior leaders function within the organization.

General Tommy Franks defines well practiced leadership and superior intelligence for combat decision making. His personal values and character define how all Army leaders should lead their men. General Franks practices the Army Values religiously and sets an example for courage and commitment. His successful accomplishments will be addressed in this essay, including how the Warrior Ethos and Army values were displayed by his decisions.

I have chosen to write about my old Battalion Commander, Brigadier General(BG) Peter Jones. The then Lieutenant Colonel(LTC) Jones oversaw my Infantry Battalion when I deployed to Ramadi, Iraq. He displayed numerous attributes that I model my military career from; he had an unwavering presence and strong intellect. His competence was also the highest that I have ever encountered in my military career; he was a lead from the front type of leader and strove to achieve nothing but success whilst keeping the soldiers in his command in the front of his mind. I have set my standards of leadership off BG Jones and that is why he is my personal leader of influence. I will outline some examples of him throughout this paper.

Although at first glance General George S. Patton is anything but creative, if you think about it, he is one of the most creative people of all time. Both his battle strategies and speeches were creative, bold, and extremely powerful. Each of his speeches, particularly his speech to the Third Army, are some of the most powerful and motivated I have read. Each and every speech he spoke riled his troops and made them want to crush the Nazis and win the war. Many people dislike Patton and his speeches because of his vulgar language, but there is no denying the effect the speeches had on the troops who served under him and the power in each word he spoke. http://www.wjpbr.com/patton.html

George S. Patton was one of the most highly regarded and successful military leaders in the history of the United States. His military career spanned from the expedition into Mexico throughout WWII. His ability to inspire his troops with his profane filled speeches and his position of always leading from the front gained him vast popularity and fame. Many political leaders considered him too controversial and intemperate at times. This reputation often overshadowed his determination and success as a commander. His bravery and many contributions to several of America’s war efforts has established him as one of the greats in American military history.

Gen. George S. Patton was one of the most intelligent military leaders and soldiers in American History. Audacious, unorthodox, and inspiring, he led his troops to very god victories in North Africa, Sicily and on the western front. Nazi Generals admitted that all American field commanders he was the most feared and scared everyone. To Americans he was worthy of such strong cavalrymen as Philip Sheridan, J. E. B. Stuart and Nathan Bedford Forrest. His great qualities as a soldier were matched with one of the best personalities of his period.

Patton’s disregard for military rules, his ruthless drive, and initiatives led to his success as a battlefield commander. Throughout his early life, Patton focused on becoming a strong soldier, allowing him to become a successful general later in life. George

Imagine someone who has been involuntarily drafted and surrounded by thousands of other men who all have one thing in common. Now, the first-time soldier is having overwhelming emotions about this unexpected event in his life. Some may feel excited fighting for America others will just live in fear of death. On June 5, 1944, just a day before the invasion of Normandy, The commander, General George Smith Patton is on the platform who gave an inspirational “Blood and Guts” speech (The Official Website of General George S. Patton Jr 2016). The soldiers did not know anything about General George Smith Patton but he stood behind the Third Army with complete confidence of winning this battle.

The famous but also infamous General of the 7th Army General George S. Patton would help lead the Allies to a victory in Europe on the Western Front. The way General Patton would lead his army would help him become a good soldier, strike fear into his enemies, and he had ended up being harsh leader. Patton was a good soldier because he had wanted to always win the battle so he had strived to be the best he could. Patton was able to strike fear into his enemies because he and his army were one of the best that went through Europe during WW2. General Patton was also a harsh leader because he he had slapped two different soldiers at two different times. These slapping incidents had started to lead to the downfall one of the best Generals who

The U.S. Army Leadership Field Manual clearly states that Army leaders and soldiers alike must uphold ethical standards of behavior in war. It also states that "unethical behavior quickly destroys organizational morale and cohesion it undermines the trust and confidence essential to teamwork and mission accomplishment. Consequently doing the right thing forges strong character in individuals and expands to create a culture of trust

A transformational leaders has several aspects and forms. Patton was people orientated, he would inspire his troops using intellectual leadership when talking to them. He implemented the qualities of an accolade leader by praising his troops when they’ve done good. However, Patton would approach his leadership on the heroic side. Burn’s portrays a

Born November 11, 1885 in San Gabriel, California, General George Smith Patton, Jr. was one of the most complicated, yet greatest leaders in military history. On June 11, 1909, he attended the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) for a year and then to the United States Military Academy at West Point where he commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the 15th cavalry Regiment. Growing up, Patton’s ultimate life goal was to become a hero and a successful leader. In Robert B. Williamson’s book, “General Patton’s Principles for Life & Leadership”, the author takes a personal account of Patton’s principles which he lived and fought for. These main principles consisted of the following: Leadership,

Rarely are we able to have face to face contact with great leaders let alone have enough time to hear their stories on the battlefield and what secrets lead them to success. A young future military officer may not have the opportunity to meet such great leaders or have the time to interview them but what they do have is time to read. Pete Blaber’s “The Mission, The Men, and Me” exposes his on the ground account of the operations he has commanded and further explains the many guiding principles that lead him to much success in all his endeavors, personal and military. Future officers