I've had leaders that I've been impressed with and leaders who've made it very hard for me to be motivated enought to get out of bed every morning. This leads me to think; if any leader in history, past or present, could be my boss, who would I want it to be?
Napoleon Bonaparte is my choice. Being a part of a military organization, I would want someone of a great military mind. Napolean was close to ruling the entire world during the height of his conquests. I've read that in his return from exile, he faced hundreds of thousands of his former men who were commanded to stop his much smaller force from advancing. He met his former Generals on the battlefield and gave one of the most inspiring speeches in history. He told them that he forgave them for coming to fight him in battle. At the end of the speech instead of going to battle, Napolean's former soldiers joined his forces.
Yeah...that's who I want leading me.
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12 years ago
Hi Nick,
ReplyDeleteYou choice of topic should create some reflection and application to our studies in strategic leadership and building relationships.
Dave
Nick,
ReplyDeleteI haven't really thought about a historical leader that I would want to be my leader. I've rearched enough to know who I would want. Napoleon had great vision, his followers and enemy admired him.
I meant to say I have not researched enough.
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