PRIME MOVERSof Progress
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Conseil d’État

Strategic Concepts & Mechanics

Signature MoveBerthier's Pen as Force MultiplierSignature MoveCupboard Drawers for Compartmentalized FocusSignature MoveImpatience as Operating TempoStrategic PatternCaesar's Playbook as Operating ManualDecision FrameworkSmall Detail Decides Great EventsStrategic PatternRead the Terrain Before You ArriveIdentity & CultureHonour Over Liberty as Motivational LeverOperating PrincipleGuide Opinion, Never Debate ItOperating PrincipleDelegate Execution, Dictate IntentCornerstone MoveCrisis as Institution-Building OpportunitySignature MoveSevere to Officers, Kindly to MenRelationship LeverageControlled Accessibility as Status ArchitectureSignature MoveFive-Hour Reviews to Know Every ShoeCornerstone MoveAncient Glory as Mass Motivation EngineCornerstone MoveConverge All Force on the Decisive PointRisk DoctrineAppropriately Severe Examples Save Thousands

Primary Evidence

"‘In my opinion the French do not care for liberty and equality, they have but one sentiment, that of honour . . . The soldier demands glory, distinction, rewards.’ Napoleon to the Conseil d’État, April 1802"

Source:Napoleon

"‘We are here to guide public opinion, not to discuss it.’ Napoleon to the Conseil d’État, 1804"

Source:Napoleon

Appears In Volumes

Napoleon