'Elon Musk Takes Inspiration From Napoleon For Making Business Decisions,' Reveals His Biographer

The world's richest person, Elon Musk, is a history fanatic attempting to channel French dictator Napoleon Bonaparte in his leadership style, his biographer has revealed. Napoleon was born on August 15, 1769, in France, and died on May 5, 1821.

"Elon Musk Inspired By Napoleon's Leadership"

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Walter Isaacson, whose biography of Elon Musk is due to be released next month on September 12th, said that the world¡¯s richest person seeks inspiration in leadership from French emperor and military dictator Napoleon Bonaparte.

Napoleon was brought to power in France following a coup in the late 18th century and established a dictatorship soon afterward.

"[Musk] likes military history," Isaacson said in an interview published earlier this week. "And he believes there are lessons that apply to corporate life. For example, he believes that wherever Napoleon was, that¡¯s where his armies would do best. So [Musk] liked to show up late at night on the assembly lines at Tesla and SpaceX."

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More About Elon Musk's Biographer

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Isaacson, now a history professor at Tulane University, is a former editor of Time magazine and ex-chairman of CNN. He has written biographies of the late Apple cofounder Steve Jobs, Leonardo da Vinci, and Albert Einstein, as per the Fortune report.

To conduct research for his upcoming book, Isaacson shadowed Musk for two years, attending meetings and factory visits with him and spending hours interviewing the Tesla CEO and his friends, family, and coworkers.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk told Isaacson during this time that he enjoyed reading and listening to World War I history and that he listened to a history podcast at night. In his book, Isaacson reportedly recounts an incident where Musk spent an hour at SpaceX¡¯s Boca Chica launch site in Texas, where a Starship booster was being built.

"If they see their general on the battlefield, they will be more motivated," Elon Musk, who is the space exploration firm¡¯s chief executive, reportedly told Isaacson.

Elon Musk reportedly added that he had "learned that by reading about Napoleon," Isaacson told Axios.

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Elon Musk's Questionable Way Of Management

Elon Musk and headlines are something that go hand in hand on most days, Previously, the billionaire had made headlines for his divisive tactics, building a reputation for taking questionable approaches to people management.

Last month, a former Twitter executive went viral on the platform X (formerly Twitter) with a series of revelations about how the company was run under Musk. She described a ¡°culture of fear¡± where employees were ¡°walking on eggshells around Elon¡± and were afraid to tell Musk the truth.

Employees at Musk¡¯s other companies, Tesla and SpaceX, have also gone public in the past with grievances about the way they were treated at work.

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