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To a degree, charisma can be learned. Yes, there are some people with natural advantages (height, symmetrical face); but Napoleon is still revered as a leader, despite being famously short.
The right clothes, the right posture, the right attitude, and you could probably persuade most people to do just about anything that doesn't have immediate negative effects on them (you could probably even persuade some people to do things that do have minor immediate negative effects).
Take a look at the Real Life section on this tvtropes page for examples...
My understanding is that Napoleon's shortness is a myth. His height was above the average for a Frenchman at the time.
http://history.stackexchange.com/questions/5519/was-napoleon-as-short-as-common-knowledge-states