At the end (the war, his life) he wasn't running things. He had parkinsons, drooled on himself, had trouble walking, and bad body oder. The guards at his "bunker" cheered when they heard a rumor that he was dead. Martin Borman was in charge. He didn't die by cyanide or gunshot. His own murdered him so they could escape before it was too late. Look at the forensic evidence yourself. He may have been an effective leader, but not at the end of the war.