Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Leadership Lessons From Robert E. Lee


Here are a few thoughts from the book, “Killer Angels”. The book tells the narrative through some of the generals at the Battle of Gettysburg. Listed below are a few applications we can make to our lives as leaders:

The first secret of Lee is that his men love him and follow him with great faith in him.
The next secret is that General Lee makes a decision and he moves with guts. Many generals have the guts but his men don’t love him; other generals have men that love them but have no guts.
He moves with speed and faith.
Our strength is in our pride.
Cleverness did not win victories. You win because the men thought they would win, attacked with courage and faith.
A man who cannot control himself, cannot control an army.

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