Leadership In The Odyssey

In 1959, the Green Bay Packers had a record of one win, one tie, and ten losses, the worst in team history! After Ray McLean, the team coach, resigned, Vince Lombardi was selected as head coach. In his first year of coaching the Packers, they had seven wins and five losses. Vince Lombardi received the award of Coach of the Year. The following year, the Packers won the regional title and were on the brink of winning the Super Bowl. The third year the Packers won the Super Bowl. These were the same failures that were on the team before Lombardi came. There was a change, and that too a positive change because of Vince Lombardi, the team leader. This example shows that a leader makes a difference. Voltaire spoke, “With great power comes great responsibility”

In a world overrun with leaders, every decision made by them affects us. Both Odysseus, a fictional Greek king of Ithaca who led his crew of men through a dangerous journey to return home ,and Nelson Mandela, who lead an entire revolution in South Africa to get rid of apartheid are both examples of great leaders. In The Odyssey, Odysseus proves to be gallant and intelligent, which are compulsory qualities to be good commanders. Nelson Mandela, a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, also proves himself as a capable leader by revealing alike characteristics. Some individuals might argue that Odysseus and Nelson Mandela both had many imperfections and made many mistakes, but they still paved their own road to success. And let’s remember that no one is perfect. Odysseus and Nelson Mandela both exhibit intelligence and bravery, which are two qualities a leader should have if humanity is to progress and

Nelson Mandela’s cleverness is brought into light when he returns from college to find an unexpected surprise from his adopted father. To begin with, Biography.com’s article Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela describes that “The regent wanted to make sure that Mandela's life was properly planned, and the arrangement was within his right, as tribal custom dictated. Shocked by the news, feeling trapped and believing that he had no other option than to follow this recent order, Mandela ran away from home” (4). As Mandela gradually conformed to Fort Hare, he was elected to the Student Representative Council. Mandela resigned from his position inciting Dr. Kerr who expelled him for a year. After all this, naturally Mandela is feeling a bit down. After another few weeks, Regent Jongintaba announces that Mandela will have an arranged marriage. The topic of an arranged marriage is a very controversial topic and depends on the person being married how they want to react to this. Mandela had no say in this. Naturally, Mandela had learned from college different cultures and he probably didn’t like his culture’s custom of having an arrange marriage. He ran away from home, which is a smart idea because Mandela stayed and opposed the Regent, he would create an abundance of conflict. He would tarnish the Regent’s and the