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How Is Odysseus Become An Effective Leader

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Odysseus a fearless hero who came up with an amazing plan, to save him and his soldiers from a very hungry Cyclops name '' Polyphemus". His amazing plan was to trick the cyclops into drinking wine and disguising himself and his soldiers into escaping from the cyclops. I really think that Odysseus should be nominated for a leadership award because he showed bravery throughout the whole story. He also had to sacrifice things that he didn't want to, in order to be a great leader. The evidence that supports why I think that Odysseus should be nominated for a leadership award is because he absolutely showed bravery, he didn't show any sign of fear in the story. He was also a clever thinker, the reason I say this is because in the book Odyssey …show more content…

They will say stuff like Odysseus isn't a great leader because while in the cage he warns his men not to eat the cattle and go asleep but they didn't listen. They obviously did not believe him, which would not make him seem as a great ineffective leader because six of his men died. Many people will also argue that he's a bad leader because he had appeared lapses as a leader because in book nine, he refuses to leave the cave of the cyclops, however despites his men's urging to the contrary. While their arguing why he shouldn't get nominated, I'm arguing he should get nominated for leadership award because he shows moral responsibility in his action throughout the epic. To start with he decides to go to war with the Greeks even though he does not want to leave his wife and son...Odysseus leads his men to victory. Being the good leader that he is, he puts aside his personal desires and unselfishly gives himself to warfare for his country. Odysseus also lead his men through many obstacles. He is fearless in the face of the cyclops, he never gave up in trying to keep his men alive and safe. Even though he loses some men, he was still determined to get the remainder men to safety. Even though he got them to safety he was still devastated by the fact he couldn't get all his men to safety. Another reason why he should get nominated for a leadership award is because some of his men ate the lotus fruit and no longer wish to return home, Odysseus refuses to leave the island without them. He goes to shore, find them, and makes them return to the ship. He knows in their hearts that's they want to return to their families in Ithaca as much as he does, and so he refuses to listen to their protest that they want to remain where they are. These are all good traits, a determined mind set, and a great attitude, a responsible

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Odysseus and I have both shown leadership. In the Odyssey he was explaining to his men to tie him to the mast so he would not succumb to the sound of the sirens. Odysseus showed leadership by knowing he had to be available to lead his men, not under the spell of the Siren. Odysseus states “The lovely voices in ardor appealing over the water made me crave to listen, and I tried to say untie me!’ to the crew, jerking my brows; but the bent steady to the oars” (933).

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Leaders come in all shapes and sizes, however, what gives someone the title of a good or bad is decided by the decisions they make and how those decisions affect others. Odysseus led the squadron of soldiers in the trojan horse and is a hero of the Trojan War and the king of Ithaca. Consequently, this gives him experience when it comes acting in difficult situations. This experience should guide him to choose correctly when being put in a tight spot.

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In all, I think that Odysseus did a wonderful job being a leader, while he did have some faults along the way there

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Odysseus should not be granted an award for being a good leader in the Odyssey Although he fought well and won many battles he still made some very selfish decision 's. The Choices that the so called "Great" leader made caused the innocent solders to lose their life 's Odysseus chose to think by him self and not discuss with his mates about his dangerous ideas. Odysseus is A man know from the city/island of Troy, he is a so called leader, knight and great fighter. One of his selfish decisions that he made was when him and the soilders wandered into the cave of the cyclops, his soldiers suggested that they should take some food and leave, while Odysseus deiced to stay longer and examine the cyclops cave, This is were things get worse, as

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In the Odyssey, the protagonist is able to overcome the barriers that come through his journey and confirms his leadership skills to his readers. He proves himself as being a hero by overcoming intricate challenges. They both want to realize a crucial space in the world. As for Odysseus, he leads his commandants unbelievably well despite of all the stumbling blocks present during his journey. He encourages the population in the most despondent times.

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Webster Dictionary defines leadership as simply, “providing direction or guidance,” but to be a successful leader one must focus on completing a goal in a way that is beneficial for the majority, not only the one in charge. This can be achieved by utilitarianism, which is doing of what is best for the most number of people, and carrying out actions that lead to positive effects, instead of merely being done with good intentions. In The Odyssey, Odysseus is not an exemplary leader because he went against utilitarianism by not being honest with his men, letting his arrogance control his behavior, and by killing many people in his house without a fair trial. Firstly, a leader must be truthful with those he works with in order for no errors or confusion to occur as a result of information being hidden. In The Odyssey, not being truthful lead to negative consequences for everyone on Odysseus’ ship, and thus contradicted the principle of utilitarianism stating that actions must lead to positive effects.

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Ultimately Odysseus can be a good leader but behind the scenes, he's not. He may of saved his men multiple times, but also got them killed them due to his neglect. He might be intelligent but really he tolerably manipulated his crew by saying things such as “don’t you want to go back to your home again?”. In closing, throughout the whole story, Odysseus progresses himself and designates many Greek

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