I think Napoleon may have simply put down the basics of motivation theories long before the likes of Maslow approached the issue from an economic and managerial point of view. In fact, if we look at a business organization today, these are the two most important incentives that would generally fit at least 80 % [...]
Napoleon was no pacifist and we are probably surprised to hear him say this. But this is not necessarily the way we are supposed to put the problem. Perhaps we should ask ourselves whether if a natural-born warrior such as Napoleon was wise enough to at least make this observation, can’t we really?
Can’t we really [...]
I am not sure what would have happened to Napoleon if he had said this today. I would be guessing a female revolt in Paris, the storming of St. Cloud and the subsequent lynching of the undesirable character.
However, if Napoleon were to overlook today’s world, he would be in for a couple of surprises. The [...]
I’d really like to end this series of quotes today with a positive one. Imagination has always been the greatest asset human race had on its way towards conquering the world. From inventing the fire to the steam engine, from the telephone to penicillin and to the greatest invention of them all, the Internet, the [...]
I think this is a quote that works excellent in the current business environment. The chaos is not necessarily the sort of negative chaos, introduces ideas and solutions, means of reducing costs, finding new clients, increasing the potential group of consumers and finding ways to become competitive.
In fact, the organization(s) that will succeed will need [...]
I would have really liked to enjoy this quote outside the current political, religious, military and ethical framework. It really is an excellent quote, a quote showing us how public opinion can be controlled in a way that it would positively respond to less pleasant measures.
I can’t unfortunately, because nowadays religion is no longer keeping [...]
If we consider that this quote originated in an era when the monarch/leader was not democratically elected (yes, including Napoleon, even if I hear people arguing the Imperial Constitution was overwhelmingly voted. We will acknowledge that it was Napoleon’s will that voted the question), but his monarchic attributes were rather passed down from generation to [...]
This certainly applied in Napoleon’s time, when any small provocation could lead to war. Europe’s troubled history witnessed this for several centuries, from the Hundred Years War to the Second World War. All wars started from small disputes, small provocations, petty arguments on succession issues or the conquest of small regions as a sign of [...]
On the European Constitution, we can definitely declare that it is long and obscure, translating, in many ways, the difficulties faced by a federalized European Union. In their attempt to cover all areas, all populations, all issues facing a unified Europe, the legislators have included acts such as Declaration on Unit 1 and Unit 2 [...]
The glorious Italian Campaign (1796-1797), the Second Italian Campaign and the battle of Marengo (1800), the 1806-1807 Campaign or the terrible Russian Campaign in 1812, here are only a few of Napoleon’s military campaigns where he could generously reflect on the fact that the army indeed marches on its stomach. A successful military campaign in [...]