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Examples Of Odysseus Leadership

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Odysseus was not a strong leader and ultimately contributed to the destruction of his own men because he has a weakness of pride and lack of honest communication with his men.

Pride is definitely a weakness that affects Odysseus' leadership. An example of Odysseus being overly prideful was when his men and himself were at the Cyclops' land. After Odysseus' plan successfully got him and his men back to the ship, he began to taunt the blinded Cyclops. This consequently leads him to reveal his identity. The Cyclops then cursed Odysseus and the men to Poseidon, making their journey home even more difficult. Another example was when the ship was about to go through the Sirens and Odysseus convinced them to leave his ears uncovered. Everyone,
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