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Grey Eminence examines the life of an unsung hero, Brigadier General, Fox Connor. Fox Connor had talent for identifying the potential in leaders, through mentorship and encouragement. Fox mentored great leaders such as, George Patton, Dwight E. Eisenhower and George C. Marshall. MAJ Ed Cox understood the legacy of BG Connor and wanted to express to the world that as the Army continues to operate through time, its biggest resource is always people. Leaders have a duty to mentor and develop future leaders to ensure the legacy of this great organization we belong to. Mentorship is one strategy used by the Army to continue its heritage to win our nations wars. MAJ Cox was an assistant professor of American Politics, Public Policy and Strategy in the Department of Social Sciences at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY. He gathered most of his research from the US Military Academy Library, the Library of Congress, The Eisenhower Library, and the George C. Marshall foundation. MAJ Cox spent a great deal of time gathering details about Fox Connors life in order to display what type of man he was and as well as some …show more content…
The importance of the examples reflect through out BG Connors career that he was an attentive individual who believed in becoming adept in his expertise. He later used to identify leadership qualities within his subordinates and develop their ability. MAJ Cox describes how his relationship came into maturity with Marshall, Patton, and Eisenhower. BG Connor began the relationship with each of these leaders professionally, but through time he grew to have a personal relationship with all of them. Cox illustrates this point wonderfully. Cox expresses that mentorship extends beyond professional boundaries, and in order to mentor you have to be able to have a rapport and be able to relate to your mentees. I believe this to be true and important

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