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An Analysis Of Beowulf As A Charismatic Leader

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As anyone read the epic poem, Beowulf, They will be enthusiastic with the accomplishments of Beowulf as a leader. But what if Beowulf dies? Will Evil come again as an Impression of Grendel, his mother, or even the dragon?Is there anyone will be able to defeat him? Well According to the article Beowulf and Teaching of Leadership from Journal of Leadership education, Dr. Tom Loughman's and Dr. John Finley's Studies appraise the following: Examination of the Character Beowulf as a leader and how he fits into the Conger-Kanugo model as a charismatic leader and how the epic poem dramatized risks of overreliance upon a charismatic leader. As a result, I was Impressed with their connections between Conger and Kanungo's Charismatic Leader Model and …show more content…

The three Stages were the environmental assessment which is about what is going on in the environment; another stage was the vision formulation which is how they going to react and the last stage implementation which is their reaction (Loughman and Finley 159). I think the authors succeeded by connecting Beowulf as a charismatic leader to be fit in the Conger Kaungo charismatic leader model. According to the Epic Poem Beowulf, it said: "A fire-breathing dragon that has been guarding a treasure for hundreds of years is disturbed by a thief, who entered the treasure tower and steals a cup" (62) so the dragon begins terrorizing the Geats. This stage is same as the first stage which is the Environmental assessment. After that, Beowulf decides to fight the dragon, and he said "I've never known fear, as a youth I fought in endless battles. I am old now, but I will fight again" (62). That stage was same as the vision formulation. After that Beowulf went to the tower under the rocky cliffs; and he calls so loud and clear in the dragon's ear. The battle starts and Beowulf Killed the dragon with a Waigla's help. This stage was a great match the

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