Napoleon Leadership Style Analysis

Every Leader is defined by his or her qualities and characteristics. These can determine how effective a leader has become. This statement has been true throughout the history of mankind. However, there are only a handful of specific qualities that can truly determine if someone is an effective leader. To be an effective leader one must be inspirational. This is evident in Washington Crossing the Delaware by Emanuel Leutze. The painting depicts George Washington leading his men across the Delaware to take on the British. Washington is right at the front of the boat leading the way and inspiring his men to fight with him. He is not watching from the sidelines or leading from a throne across the sea. By seeing their leader fighting by their

One of those traits is if a leader is egotistical. Source I is primarily focused on one person – Donald Trump. The document says: “Donald Trump we’ve seen on the political stage has fallen deeply into the narcissist’s trap –he has become someone who indeed seems self-isolated, distrustful, and deeply angry.” In other words Trump is an egomaniac. Sometimes this can actually make a leader effective; however, in many cases leaders that are like this are ineffective. One example of this is Napoleon Bonaparte. Napoleon was the Emperor of the French for about 10 years. During this time Napoleon’s ego led to him trying to garner more power. This included an invasion of Russia, which eventually led to the War of the Sixth Coalition. This Coalition included the Russians and British among others. Napoleons thirst for more power led to his defeat and eventual exile by the British. His ego led to his downfall as he eventually tried to escape from exile, but died due to his poor health, which was caused by his exile. Napoleon is not the only case of a leader’s ego causing his downfall. Another leader who exemplifies this is Ted Turner. Yes Turner is a successful businessman and billionaire, but one of his business ventures came crumbling down due to his ego. In 1988 Turner purchased a wrestling company call Jim Crockett Promotions, which he renamed to World Championship Wrestling. Turner’s new company went head to head with Vince McMahon’s World Wrestling Federation. They competed in a battle of egos that became known as the Monday Night Wars. Instead of trying to make a successful wrestling company Turner just wanted to beat Vince McMahon. Eventually, WCW went bankrupt and was later sold to McMahon. Just like Napoleon, Ted Turner’s ego led to the downfall of his new company. Despite both of these men being good leaders at times, they were both egotistical, which