Loyalty: Bottom-up & Top-down

“There’s a great deal of talk about loyalty from the bottom to the top. Loyalty from the top down is even more necessary and is much less prevalent. One of the most frequently noted characteristics of great men who have remained great is loyalty to their subordinates.” George S. Patton Jr (1885 to 1945) George… Read More

What about Risk?…

“Take calculated risks.” George S. Patton Jr (1885 to 1945) George Smith Patton Junior was US Army officer. He was an outstanding practitioner of mobile tank warfare in the European and Mediterranean theatres during World War II. His strict discipline, toughness, and self-sacrifice elicited exceptional pride within his ranks, and the general was colourfully referred… Read More

Moral Courage: Valuable but Absent…

“Moral courage is the most valuable and usually the most absent characteristic in men.” George S. Patton Jr (1885 to 1945) George Smith Patton Junior was US Army officer. He was an outstanding practitioner of mobile tank warfare in the European and Mediterranean theatres during World War II. His strict discipline, toughness, and self-sacrifice elicited… Read More