Leadership Study of Napoleon Bonaparte
Leadership Study of Napoleon Bonaparte
Introduction This paper will be studying one of the most famous leaders in the world----Napoleon Bonaparte. The structure will be as follows: in the very beginning, there would be a brief introduction to Napoleon Bonaparte. After this, his achievements and how he was great leader will be analyzed in detail. Then I would present his shortcomings. Later on, I would figure out one of the biggest problems he was facing as well as giving suggestions to him about how to solve this challenge. In the end of this paper, several conclusions will be drawn about what we have discussed.
Analysis
Before analyzing the leadership issues about Napoleon Bonaparte, I would like to make a brief introduction to him. Napoleon Bonaparte was born in Corsica (a small island, later belong to France) in 1769 and died in 1821. According to Martyn Lyons (1994, p.6) “Napoleon Bonaparte was a member of a large family from Ajaccio”. This provided him great opportunities to study at the best schools and to get along with people in upper class level. And when he was a student, he was excellent. He got good grades in different military courses, especially in the course about how to operate cannons and how to apply strategies of cannons. To sum up, what Napoleon had learnt in school provided him very important knowledge of battles. Latter on, he joint the French Revolutions and was once the leader of The Republic of France. In 1804, he even became the emperor of The French Empire. While he was in power, he was the hero of France, but at the same time a cruel ruler. No one could be perfect. In the perspective of History, he was a great leader, just like the meaning of his name in Italian ----the wild lion. After the generally understanding of Napoleon, here comes the question: The society recognizes him as a great leader. But how was this man great? Four aspects of Napoleon will be analyzed one by one to
Introduction This paper will be studying one of the most famous leaders in the world----Napoleon Bonaparte. The structure will be as follows: in the very beginning, there would be a brief introduction to Napoleon Bonaparte. After this, his achievements and how he was great leader will be analyzed in detail. Then I would present his shortcomings. Later on, I would figure out one of the biggest problems he was facing as well as giving suggestions to him about how to solve this challenge. In the end of this paper, several conclusions will be drawn about what we have discussed.
Analysis
Before analyzing the leadership issues about Napoleon Bonaparte, I would like to make a brief introduction to him. Napoleon Bonaparte was born in Corsica (a small island, later belong to France) in 1769 and died in 1821. According to Martyn Lyons (1994, p.6) “Napoleon Bonaparte was a member of a large family from Ajaccio”. This provided him great opportunities to study at the best schools and to get along with people in upper class level. And when he was a student, he was excellent. He got good grades in different military courses, especially in the course about how to operate cannons and how to apply strategies of cannons. To sum up, what Napoleon had learnt in school provided him very important knowledge of battles. Latter on, he joint the French Revolutions and was once the leader of The Republic of France. In 1804, he even became the emperor of The French Empire. While he was in power, he was the hero of France, but at the same time a cruel ruler. No one could be perfect. In the perspective of History, he was a great leader, just like the meaning of his name in Italian ----the wild lion. After the generally understanding of Napoleon, here comes the question: The society recognizes him as a great leader. But how was this man great? Four aspects of Napoleon will be analyzed one by one to
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