Leadership Traits And Leadership Skills Of Napoleon Bonaparte's Leadership

In examining the character traits and leadership skills of Napoleon Bonaparte, it is essential to understand the education background he stemmed from. While Napoleon did attend French military school, many of the characteristics that shaped him into a man stem from outside the school and reflect into his education. The background in understanding Napoleon’s education must first observe the political course of France and the pedigree of the Bonaparte family. Overall, regardless of what influences shaped Napoleon’s character, the main ingredient of persistence and determination lead into who he became as a man. Napoleon originally grew up in Corsica which was an independent state, while he was a child the French took over the land and his family …show more content…
“Teased by his aristocratic schoolmates for his foreign accent and name, he found it an alienating experience, but one that introduced him to reserves of inner strength that would serve him well in later years. (Blaufarb 3)” In this evidence, the isolative nature of his school experience provides insight into why he was such a stoic and internal person, his ostracization ended up empowering him. Since being sent off to a boarding school in France, meaning living in the country he despised for taking over his own he began to study military tactics. Due to his lack of familial pedigree and the political point in french history, he was ostracized from social activities. As a result he became incredibly studious and skilled within history and math, which in the long run got him his career within the French …show more content…
This is actually a rather imperative topic, since his relationship with his father was ruined due to Napoleon feeling that his father betrayed the people and culture of Corsica to blend better with the French. With that in mind, it can be understood why Napoleon as a young adult would dream and plan out the ways in which he would have won Corsica independence from French rule. This idealistic mindset to free Corsica continues for an extended time period until the beginning of the French Revolution truly. With the French Revolution changing law that career advancement was no longer based on pedigree but rather intellect Napoleon’s perspective changed. The law change provided Napoleon with evidence that his ability to be viewed as an equal in French Society and not a lesser changes his perspective on France in a positive light. With the law on his side, Napoleon transpired into a man who wanted power and success in the face of the French, instead of the eager to rebuke the