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Five Things Business Owners Can Learn From
The Battle of Waterloo
Wednesday , 9th December 2015 Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst
The Battle of Waterloo: 16th -18th June 1815
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NapoleonThe
French
Duke of Wellington
Anglo-German-Dutch
Gebhard von Blucher
The Prussians
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The Battle of Waterloo –The Facts
• Napoleon had 72,000 troops, Wellington 68,000 and Blucher 30,000
• Between the armies, there were around 60,000 horses and over 500 guns
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The Battle of Waterloo –The Facts
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The Battle of W
aterloo by William
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• The battle ground was held over an area of five square miles
• Casualties: Napoleon (33,000); Wellington and Blucher (22,000)
Business Tips
Wellington & Blucher
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As Wellington said:“It was the nearest-run thing you ever saw in your life”
In business, marginal gains (as the Japanese say “Kaizen”), can mean the difference between success and failure – minor improvements every day should be the mantra.
The Importance of A Strategic Alliance
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2nd The Importance of Marginal Gains
Business Tips
It is generally accepted that Wellington and Blucher’s Chief of Staffs were better informed than Napoleon’s. In business, there has to be ‘buy-in’ by everyone in the organisation.
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Napoleon erroneously delayed his first attack. Better a good
plan today than a perfect plan tomorrow”
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It is no good only Top Management knowing the Plan
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Business Tips
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“No Battle Plan Survives Contact with the Enemy”.
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Well worth a visit
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Apsley House in 1829 by TH Shepherd.
C. G. P. Grey
The Wellington Arch at Hyde Park corner has an excellent exhibition, giving a good overview of the battle.
Apsley House (The Wellington Museum) at Hyde Park
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