Never tell the troops how to do something. Tell them what needs to be done, says Jason A. Santamaria, Vincent Martino and Eric Clemons, Ph.D., authors of
The Marine Corps Way: Using Maneuver Warfare to Lead a Winning Organization (McGraw-Hill). "In contrast to his peers, who communicated plans to large forces through lengthy documents, Patton stated what needed to be done and left the how to subordinates."