Is Odysseus A Good Leader

Yes, Odysseus is a good
leader. When some of his men eat the lotus fruit and no longer wish to return home, Odysseus
refuses to leave the island without them. He goes to shore, finds them, and makes them to return
to the ship, physically forcing them. He knows in their hearts that they want to return to their
families in Ithaca as much as he does, and so he refuses to listen to their protests that they
want to remain where they are.

Further, when the ship must pass by Scylla,
the six-headed beast that eats sailors from off their ships as they pass by, Odysseus doesn't
hide below decks. He doesn't tell his men about the danger, and so he could go down below and
protect himself without them even realizing. But he takes his chances, throwing in his lot with
the rest of his crew.