The Importance of Combining Your Best Talent

The Battle of the Nile was intense and brutal. The French ship Orient caught fire and exploded, resulting in heavy losses. Despite the destruction, the remaining French ships fought long into the night. Exhausted, both sides took a break, but the fighting resumed the next morning. The French fleet was eventually destroyed, while Horatio Nelson emerged victorious without losing a single ship. Napoleon was now trapped in Egypt with no way to reinforce his victories. This marked Nelson as one of the greatest seamen in history. Lessons we can learn include the power of combining top talent and the compounding effects of high performers working together.