Do not focus on Homer. Focus on the Iliad & the Odyssey
Iliad & Odyssey - The rise of Western Civilization
Iliad and the Odyssey are the two books which are considered the foundation of western literature. These books have shaped the cultural, moral & aesthetic sense of the western civilisation (WC) since ages
Homer is generally regarded as the author of the above books. But the scholarly consensus believes that both Odyssey & Iliad to be the works of several authors through centuries. Homer is only the representative name for the above works
Some even believe that Homer did not exist
The Point is not About Homer
The point here is not about Homer but about the two books. It is not Homer who shaped the literary & intellectual thought process of WC but the two books did it
Homer maybe a myth. But Iliad & odyssey is reality
Leadership is collection of Principles & Ideologies
Similarly when we talk about great leadership we are actually understanding the collection of ideas, ideologies, actions, POVs etc and not the person per se
Great leadership is the system of thought & action process more than the study of the individual. An individual leadership may itself be a combination of many individual leaderships mixed together
Search for your own Iliad & Homer
Great organisations search for it’s Iliad & Homer but the ordinary ones searches for their Homer
So do not focus on Homer. Focus on the Iliad & the Odyssey
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