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Leadership and Robert E. Lee

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others in the aspects of business, war, and knowledge. This paper will describe the type of leadership Lee modeled as well as his business acumen and the ways he  went about being a leader to others. ROBERT E. LEE Author H. W. Crocker has written a great book about a great man. And while many are first  to point out that Lee did not fight for the winning side, the fact is that does not mean the man himself was not a successful motivator and leader.  Crocker writes about much more than Lees duties in the military, however. Also included are his education at West Point, his outstanding moral character and his business savvy.  Lee was much more than Lee, the General. He was an individual that many could look up to. Lee was much more than just a general in the Civil  War. The fact that Robert E. Lee was able to turn a tiny college into a well-known university when he was a teacher, as well as turn his heavily  debt-ridden inheritance into a working farm as well speaks not only for his intelligence but for his leadership abilities. LEADERSHIP Many men are great leaders, but it  takes more than simple leadership ability. It takes the ability to motivate others in order to truly lead them. This describes Robert E. Lee perfectly. Fighting in  the Civil War with a group of soldiers who seemed to be getting more thoroughly beaten every day, Lee nonetheless kept their spirits high and worked to make them proud  of what they were fighting for. This ability to motivate and turn a losing team into a team who fought like winners proves that Lee had what it took