Interesting... he became the most renowned military commander in European history by relinquishing his command to his subordinates. In effect, he pioneered not

Interesting... he became the most renowned military commander in European history by relinquishing his command to his subordinates. In effect, he pioneered not micromanaging. Of course, there's more to it than just saying "do what you think is best" and calling it a day. Napoleon still needed to make high-level strategic decisions, he needed ensure his subordinates' individual initiative was in line with those strategic objectives (even harder if the officers are French aristocrats), and as usual he needed to completely re-invent logistics for his army to be able to take advantage of their flexibility (see also: Kanban). In a very real sense, he wasn't just a great general but invented an entirely new way of waging war.