John Brown Leadership Essay

"Good leadership promotes professionalism—a renaissance of standards, involving quality of life, service, discipline and total commitment to our Army and the United States of America."
––MG Albert Akers
Unknown Source:
"Don't begrudge the time you spend developing, coaching and helping your people to grow so they can carry on when you're gone. It's one of the best signs of good leadership."
––Bernard Baruch
John Brown's Body:
"If you take a flat map
And move wooden blocks upon it strategically,
The thing looks well, the blocks behave as they should.
The science of war is moving live men like blocks.
And getting the blocks into place at a fixed moment.
But it takes time to mold your men into blocks
And flat maps turn into country
Heinl, Jr. (1978)
"I cannot trust a man to control others who cannot control himself."
"Do your duty in all things. You should never wish to do less." ––GEN Robert Lee
"Our Army would be invincible if it could be properly organized and officered There were never such men in an
Army before. They will go anywhere and do anything. But there is the difficulty—proper commanders."
––GEN Robert Lee to LTG T. J. (Stonewall) Jackson
CINCUNC/CINC CFC/CG EUSA
"You can assign a man to a leadership position, but no one will ever really be a leader until his appointment is ratified in the hearts and minds of his soldiers. The first thing to do in operating as a leader is be honest with The problem is there is much rhetoric in this business. There is not enough honesty with ourselves about just who we are and whether we are really perceived as a leader by our subordinates. An honest–to–God, soul searching, self–evaluation is in order—and very difficult to do. I think this is the first vital step as one goes about the business of becoming a better leader. Your soldiers will gauge how well you are doing. You can fool bosses,