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    of achievement. In the book‚ The Odyssey‚ written by Homer‚ the main character‚ Odysseus‚ had won the Trojan war and had a long journey back home. In the beginning of the journey‚ he has a few ships and a bunch of crew members with him. His goal was to make it back to his homeland of Ithaca to see his wife and son again. However‚ this journey took much longer than expected because of Odysseus’ choices. His choices proved to show that he is very selfish. To add on‚ Odysseus took advantage of his crew

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    A leader is a person who influences a group of people towards the achievement of a goal. The types of leaders vary but in this case‚ we will be dealing with the religious and political leaders. A religious leader is one who is recognized by a religious body as having some authority within that body while a political leader is a person actively engaged in politics especially a full time professional member of a deliberate assembly. A political leader can also be a person who is experienced or skilled

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    In the Odyssey by Homer‚ Odysseus represents the perfect man and Penelope represents the perfect women‚ but societies’ ideals change over time. Cultures has evolves‚ and the way we view men and women evolves with it. This leads to different ideals and values. Even though there are differences‚ there are still many similarities between present day and the Ancient Greek times. Odysseus and Penelope displayed characteristics that were ideal in Ancient Greek times and although ideas have changed some

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    Running Head: THE LEADER OF THE FUTURE Chantell Hilliard Post University The Leader of the Future BUS 508 December 15‚ 2012 Professor Carolyn Shiffman Table of Contents Executive Overview…………………………………………………….…...3 Challenges for future leaders…………………………………………….…..4 Blueprint for dynamic planning………………………………………….…..4 Areas of focus for leaders of the future…………………………………..…..5 Lessons from past leadership…………………………………………..….….7 Future Generational Workforce………………..………………………..……8

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    Great World Leaders Melissa Edwards MGT 380 Leadership for Organizations January 6‚ 2012 Great World Leaders When I think of great world leaders‚ certain characteristics and traits come to mind. For someone to be considered a great world leader‚ they need to have done something special‚ something that changed society in a major way. Great leaders are not afraid of change or being shunned by society. When I think of great world leaders‚ I think of Steve Jobs‚ Apple‚ CEO because he was passionate

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    n The Odyssey ‚ Odysseus comes back and reveals his identity. He comes back to find the suitors trying to take over his home. They tried to take his wife‚ Penelope. They also tried to take over his home. Lastly‚ they tried to kill his son. So‚ as expected‚ he reacted pretty negatively towards to the them and anyone involved with their plan. So‚ he did what he had to. Personally‚ I agree with Odysseus’ decision to punish them. I think that Odysseus was justified in his actions towards the suitors

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    Odysseus‚ in The Odyssey by Homer‚ and I both demonstrate determination in many different ways. The first example is when they stopped at the land of the Lotus Eaters. The men that ate the lotus wanted to stay on the land because they were addicted to the lotus‚ but Odysseus‚ the great leader‚ would never let that happen. He said‚ “I drove them‚ all three wailing‚ to the ships‚ tied them down under their rowing benches” and told the rest not to eat the Lotus or they would lose their wishes of wanting

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    Running Head: EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT The Innovative Leader: Skills for Effective Management Tiffany Anderson Submitted to Dr. Liz Lentz-Hees In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for WED 398 Special Problems Southern Illinois University Kirtland AFB‚ New Mexico August 17‚ 2004 Abstract It is understood that management‚ which is defined as the act‚ manner‚ or practice of managing‚ handling‚ supervision‚ or control directly affects almost every aspect of the workplace (American

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    Odysseus’ life is always getting messed up because of the gods. He makes Poseidon mad‚ which causes all of his crewmates to die. Next‚ he gets stranded on an island with Kalypso‚ a goddess‚ who loves him and wants him to live on her island. He is stuck there for seven years before the gods even consider letting him go home. “Now Zeus tells you to send him on his way with all speed. It is not appointed for him to die here‚ away from his people. It is still his fate that he shall see his people and

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