乔治·巴顿(1885年～1945年)－美国陆军四星上将，号称“血胆将军”。他是一个暴戾的军神，他既可以一边信仰上帝和天国，一边对着血肉横飞的战场吟诵诗篇；一边逼迫成千上万的士兵完成超越体力极限的战斗人物，一边在伤员的床边为他默默祈祷；战场上，巴顿用他那极富特性的粗俗的语言激发士兵的斗志……一个琢磨不透的战争疯子，一个用兵如神的五星上将。

    这样的巴顿，往往在勇敢之外还给人留下鲁莽的印象，似乎还有些有勇无谋的感觉。但是，事实上，巴顿对部队这个组织的团队管理自有其独到之处，即使以今天的眼光来看，也有许多值得今天的经理人学习的地方。

    下面，就根据巴顿的一篇战前演说来具体分析。

    演讲原文： 【 下载:  巴顿将军(General George Smith Patton)MP3下载链接 】

    Address to the 3rd Army

    Now, I want you to remember that no bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country.

    Men, all this stuff youve heard about America not wanting to fight, wanting to stay out of the war, is a lot of horse dung. Americans, traditionally, love to fight. All real Americans love the sting of battle.

    When you were kids, you all admired the champion marble shooter, the fastest runner, the big league ball players, the toughest boxers. Americans love a winner and will not tolerate a loser. Americans play to win all the time. I wouldnt give a hoot in hell for a man who lost and laughed. Thats why Americans have never lost and will never lose a war. Because the very thought of losing is hateful to Americans.

    Now, an army is a team. It lives, eats, sleeps, fights as a team. This individuality stuff is a bunch of crap. The bilious bastards who wrote that stuff about individuality for the Saturday Evening Post dont know anything more about real battle than they do about fornicating.

    Now, we have the finest food and equipment, the best spirit, and the best men in the world. You know, by God, I actually pity those poor bastards were going up against. By God, I do. Were not just going to shoot the bastards. Were going to cut out their living guts and use them to grease the treads of our tanks. Were going to murder those lousy Hun bastards by the bushel.

    Now, some of you boys, I know, are wondering whether or not youll chicken-out under fire. Dont worry about it. I can assure you that you will all do your duty. The Nazis are the enemy. Wade into them. Spill their blood. Shoot them in the belly. When you put your hand into a bunch of goo that a moment before was your best friends face, youll know what to do.

    Now theres another thing I want you to remember. I dont want to get any messages saying that we are holding our position. Were not holding anything. Let the Hun do that. We are advancing constantly and were not interested in holding onto anything -- except the enemy. Were going to hold onto him by the nose, and were gonna kick him in the ass. Were gonna kick the hell out of him all the time, and were gonna go through him like crap through a goose! 

    Now, theres one thing that you men will be able to say when you get back home -- and you may thank God for it. Thirty years from now when youre sitting around your fireside with your grandson on your knee, and he asks you, What did you do in the great World War Two? -- you wont have to say, Well, I shoveled shit in Louisiana.

    Alright now you sons-of-bitches, you know how I feel.

    Oh, I will be proud to lead you wonderful guys

    into battle anytime,

    anywhere.

    Thats all.

    具体管理分析：

　　明确团队使命和目标

　　在我们的现实中，往往是组织的高层领导对使命和目标了如指掌(因为是他们自己制定的)，但却忽略了基层的执行者。这样，即使为实现目标而制定的计划再天衣无缝，也会由于执行层知其然而不知其所以然，出现执行偏差。

　　巴顿显然明白这一点，在演说一开头，他就开宗明义，十分明确地提出，你们到这里来，有三个目的，“保卫家乡和亲人”；“为了荣誉”；“真正的男子汉都喜欢打仗，既然参赛，就要赢”。这三个目标层次分明，第一个可谓是物质层面的目标，打败纳粹，保家卫国。按照一般的做法，只提出这一个目标，也可算合格了。但巴顿并不仅仅局限于此，他又提出两个精神层面的目标。这又可以分为两个方面。一方面是荣誉的要求。这是指美国军队的荣誉，此前美国军队从未打过败仗。而这份荣誉需要当下的每一个士兵来共同维护。这是一个针对集体的精神目标。另一方面，巴顿又针对士兵个人提出精神目标，在战斗中成为一个真正的男子汉，勇敢地去争取胜利。这三个目标，是物质和精神的结合，是集体和个体的结合。当每一个士兵都明确了解后，就为巴顿下一步的激励埋好了伏笔。

　　巴顿这样说：“军中每个战士都扮演一个重要角色。千万不要吊儿郎当，以为自己的任务无足轻重。每个人都有自己的任务，而且必须做好。每个人都是一条长链上的必不可少的环节。”“每个人都应完成他的任务。每个人都应对集体负责。每个部门，每个战斗团队，对整个战争的宏伟篇章，都是重要的。”