Eisenhower's Leadership Quotes

“he should be allowed to carry out his task with minimum interference from this end.”
― Brian W. Clark, Eisenhower's Leadership: Executive Lessons from West Point to the White House

“The specification of broad objectives rather than operational details allowed Eisenhower to maintain maximum flexibility to respond to changing events.”
― Brian W. Clark, Eisenhower's Leadership: Executive Lessons from West Point to the White House

“When Eisenhower arrived in London in his new role, the first thing he did was organize his staff, clearly articulating to them what his expectations were. He told them Allied unity was critical and that problems would be solved through objective rather than nationalistic perspectives. He preferred to do business informally, and his door was always open. If he didn’t understand something, he asked for their indulgence, and that they should make the subject understandable to him, since they were the experts. He wanted them to be honest and candid with him, as he would be with them. If he had an idea that had already been considered and rejected, he wanted to be told, not humored. Eisenhower told them no commander could possibly know everything, which is why he had a staff.”
― Brian W. Clark, Eisenhower's Leadership: Executive Lessons from West Point to the White House

“A human understanding and a natural ability to mingle with all men on a basis of equality are more important than any degree of technical skill,”
― Brian W. Clark, Eisenhower's Leadership: Executive Lessons from West Point to the White House

“My ambition in the Army was to make everybody I worked for regretful when I was ordered to other duty.”
― Brian W. Clark, Eisenhower's Leadership: Executive Lessons from West Point to the White House

“Morale is born of loyalty…discipline and efficiency, all of which breed confidence in self and in comrades. Most of all morale is promoted by unity—unity in service to the country and in the determination to attain the objective of national security. Morale is at one and the same time the strongest, and the most delicate of growths. It withstands shocks, even disasters of the battlefield, but can be destroyed utterly by favoritism, neglect or injustice.”
― Brian W. Clark, Eisenhower's Leadership: Executive Lessons from West Point to the White House

“any long and bitter campaign morale will suffer unless all ranks thoroughly believe that their commanders are concerned first and always with the welfare of the troops who do the fighting.”
― Brian W. Clark, Eisenhower's Leadership: Executive Lessons from West Point to the White House

“how to lead an organization and people, such as the importance of consistency in command, the free flow of information, keeping an open mind, and treating people with respect.”
― Brian W. Clark, Eisenhower's Leadership: Executive Lessons from West Point to the White House