Emperor or dictator? Leader of the people or standard-bearer of the Bourgeois Revolution? As well as being a great military leader could he also be considered a statesman and visionary, a farsighted prophet and the founding father ahead of his time, of The European Union? Napoleon Bonaparte is such a multifaceted character that all these labels would fit him in addition to many more. Roberto Race expertly brings all these facets to light in this outstanding work. This book was published in Italy by Egea, the publishing wing of the Bocconi University. In his book Race puts Napoleon's peerless ability to engage public opinion, act upon it and obtain maximum results in the spotlight. How does a leader gain the people's consensus? What is his relationship with his collaborators? How does he create a synergy between charisma and team spirit? How does he maximize time and available communication channels to win both military and politic battles? How does he manipulate iconography, imagery and cultural references to increase his own personal power? How does he manage to detach himself from his great military defeat and come across as the winner in telling his life story? How does he manage to be the only loser in history who manages to overshadow his victors by putting across his artful account of his life recounted in Emanuel de Las Cases' and bequeathing it to future generations? Race answers all these questions in this evocative book which makes for pleasant reading. He demonstrates how Napoleon's deeds might be adapted as a benchmark for top class leadership both in business, politics and even everyday life. His work is further enhanced by the preface written by leading historian Luigi Mascilli about the Emperor. The post-face by Public Relations guru Mario Rodriguez provides a fitting finishing touch. Afterword by Charles Bonaparte, President of The European Federation of Napoleonic Cities and eldest of the last living branch of the Bonaparte family.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The Author: Roberto Race is an advisor in corporate strategy and public affairs for multinational, family owned enterprises and medium-sized enterprises, working by side with CEOs and Board members. He also plays the role of Senior Advisor for Institutional Relations at the Borsa Italiana and ELITE (London Stock Exchange Group). In 2015 he founded The Ghost Team (www.theghostteam.com), which is considered to be the first international network for businessmen, entrepreneurs, managers, diplomats, militaries, politicians, and public figures. Besides, Roberto is commited to cultural and social activities. He leads and promotes a number of think-tank foundations and charity organisations. www.robertorace.com

What is it about Napoleon Bonaparte that has led recognized leaders such as General George S. Patton to study his principles-and countless books on management and leadership to quote his maxims? What lessons can today's project managers and leaders learn from Napoleon's successes and failures? "Napoleon on Project Management" explores the key principles behind Napoleon's successes, the triggers that led to his downfall, and the lessons to be learned from his ultimate demise-and applies these lessons to modern-day project management and leadership at all levels.

Anthony Burgess draws on his love of music and history in this novel he called “elephantine fun” to write. A grand and affectionate tragicomic symphony to Napoleon Bonaparte that teases and reweaves Napoleon’s life into a pattern borrowed—in liberty, equality, and fraternity—from Beethoven’s Third “Eroica” Symphony, in this rich, exciting, bawdy, and funny novel Anthony Burgess has pulled out all the stops for a virtuoso performance that is literary, historical, and musical.

This book collects letters written by Napoleon Bonaparte to his wife Josephine from 1796-1812. This is the first-hand information for the study of Napoleon's remarks, containing contains a lot of details and has important historical significance for understanding Napoleon's life.

A look at the leadership style of the brilliant military strategist who also laid the administrative and judicial foundations for much of Western Europe. In this fascinating book, historian and bestselling business author Alan Axelrod takes an in-depth look at this much-studied historical figure in a new way, exploring six areas that constitute the core of what made Napoleon Bonaparte a legendary military and political leader: Audacity, Vision, Empathy, Strategy, Logistics, and Tactics. Within these areas, Axelrod formulates approximately sixty lessons framed in military analogies, valuable for anyone who aspires to leadership—whether in the boardroom or the Oval Office.

From New York Times bestselling author Paul Johnson, “a very readable and entertaining biography” (The Washington Post) about one of the most important figures in modern European history: Napoleon Bonaparte In an ideal pairing of author and subject, the magisterial historian Paul Johnson offers a vivid look at the life of the strategist, general, and dictator who conquered much of Europe. Following Napoleon from the barren island of Corsica to his early training in Paris, from his meteoric victories and military dictatorship to his exile and death, Johnson examines the origins of his ferocious ambition. In Napoleon's quest for power, Johnson sees a realist unfettered by patriotism or ideology. And he recognizes Bonaparte’s violent legacy in the totalitarian regimes of the twentieth century. Napoleon is a magnificent work that bears witness to one individual's ability to work his will on history.

Do you really understand what business value is? Information technology can and should deliver business value. But the Agile literature has paid scant attention to what business value means—and how to know whether or not you are delivering it. This problem becomes ever more critical as you push value delivery toward autonomous teams and away from requirements “tossed over the wall” by business stakeholders. An empowered team needs to understand its goal! Playful and thought-provoking, The Art of Business Value explores what business value means, why it matters, and how it should affect your software development and delivery practices. More than any other IT delivery approach, DevOps (and Agile thinking in general) makes business value a central concern. This book examines the role of business value in software and makes a compelling case for why a clear understanding of business value will change the way you deliver software. This book will make you think deeply about not only what it means to deliver value but also the relationship of the IT organization to the rest of the enterprise. It will give you the language to discuss value with the business, methods to cut through bureaucracy, and strategies for incorporating Agile teams and culture into the enterprise. Most of all, this book will startle you into new ways of thinking about the cutting-edge of Agile practice and where it may lead.

Traces Napoleon's rise to power, early mistakes, and military campaigns, while considering the emperor's darker side and the lengths to which he went to establish himself as a legitimate ruler.