general george c. marshall

LEADESHIP QUALITIES OF GENERAL GEORGE C. MARSHALL Jr. In modern United States military historythere was a 5 stars General. He served in both world wars while rising to the post of U.S. Army chief of staff. After the war, he served as the secretary of state. He is courageous, prudent and rich in the spirit of innovation. His abilities were beyond expectation.” Who is he? Why do we study him? What can we learn from him? Now please allow me to talk about it in detailed. First let’s know who is he?He is General George Catlett MarshallJr. Ladies gentlemen I will be taking next ten minutes of your valuable time to present leadership presentation. INTRODUCTION 1. George Catlett Marshall Jr. was an American military leader, a Chief of Staff of the Army, a Secretary of State and the third Secretary of Defence and he was a soldier and a statesman. 2. Once noted as the "organizer of victory" by Winston Churchill for his leadership of the Allied victory in World War II. AIM 3. The aim of this presentation is to investigate and identify General George C. Marshall’s character and leadership qualities. EARLY LIFE 4. George Catlett Marshall Jr. was born into a middle class family Uniontown, Pennsylvania, on 31December, 1880. He was the son of Mr.George Catlett Marshall Sr. and Mrs.Laura Emily Marshall. In 1897 he entered the Virginia Military Institute, after then he was groom with military training and would become a greatest general of the United States. EARLY MILITARY CAREER 5. First year in the Virginia Military Institutewas a difficult one for him, but he was determined to learn military Subjects and follow orders. By the end of the first year, he was at the top of his class. Officer cadet Marshall graduated from VMI in 1901. The following year, he set out for 18 months of duty in the Philippine,after returned from Philippine;He graduated with honours from the InfantryCavalry School at Fort Leavenworth in 1907 and the Army Staff College in 1908. CONTRIBUTION TO THE WORLD WAR I 6. Gen. Marshall was posted to act as chief of operations for the first Army division sent to FranceinWorld War I. There, he was lucky to work under General John J. Pershing. He was instrumental in the planning and coordination of the battles of Aisne-Marne and the Meuse Argonne Offensive, which successfully launched to defeat the central powers’ Armies on the Western Front. After the World War I, General John J.Pershing kept Marshallas his ADC for five years. CONTRIBUTION TO THE WORLD WAR II 7. On 01September 1939, at the start of the World War II, George Marshall was appointed as chief of staff for the United States Army. At that time the Army strength was189,000 butin less than four years, Marshall had built the Army into a well-trained and well-equipped force of3.1 million by 1942. Marshall attended international conferences around the globe, gathering suppo