During 450 B.C to the 1940s many great leaders arose through history. Thomas Carlyle was one of the few theorists who studied what makes a great leader. He viewed strong iconic people in society's and studied their behavior, characteristics, and strengths. He noticed a reputation in one leader from an other including basic information like gender, race, religion, and education. The first theory, Great Man theory, suggested that people were made “great” through their success and were born into being a great leader. (Ledlow and Coppola, 2011).
One of the Great Man theory leaders in the eighteenth and nineteenth century was Napoleon Bonaparte. He became the Emperor of France in 1804, but his early leadership traits started while he was in the military in his early twenties. (Goyau, 1911). He completed his military studies at the Brienne college in France for one year rather than the three years that were required for the program, and he excelled in math and science. Napoleon's father was a lawyer and his mother ended up conspiring adultery with a military governor that helped prosper Napoleons ranking. (Dugdale-Pointon, 2006). Napoleon had led many wars and had at times 40,000 men underneath him and quickly turned the weakest men into the strongest troops needed for war. He highly benefited from training troops to use artillery weapons, while gaining progress from other countries and introducing new methods of technical and strategic plans to the military. (Dugdale-Pointon, 2006). …show more content…
For years people thought leaders were genetically born into the role they became, until they realized that leaders could possibly be taught these skills to become successful. The Bandura's social learning theory allowed individuals to learn and observe from others to get a hands-on approach to develop leadership traits. (Ledlow and Coppola,
One of the Great Man theory leaders in the eighteenth and nineteenth century was Napoleon Bonaparte. He became the Emperor of France in 1804, but his early leadership traits started while he was in the military in his early twenties. (Goyau, 1911). He completed his military studies at the Brienne college in France for one year rather than the three years that were required for the program, and he excelled in math and science. Napoleon's father was a lawyer and his mother ended up conspiring adultery with a military governor that helped prosper Napoleons ranking. (Dugdale-Pointon, 2006). Napoleon had led many wars and had at times 40,000 men underneath him and quickly turned the weakest men into the strongest troops needed for war. He highly benefited from training troops to use artillery weapons, while gaining progress from other countries and introducing new methods of technical and strategic plans to the military. (Dugdale-Pointon, 2006). …show more content…
For years people thought leaders were genetically born into the role they became, until they realized that leaders could possibly be taught these skills to become successful. The Bandura's social learning theory allowed individuals to learn and observe from others to get a hands-on approach to develop leadership traits. (Ledlow and Coppola,