"You Can Go Your Own Way"
The Problems with Agamemnon's Leadership in Homer's Iliad
In this seven-hour module you will pursue leadership study in the following ways:- You will hone your ability to identify, frame, and ponder problems of leadership within the context of the devastating "break up" of Agamemnon and Achilles in Book One of Homer's Iliad.
- You will come to see how problems of leadership can be specific to the culture they appear in, in this case the heroic world of Greek oral poetry.
- Finally, you will apply your understanding to modern leadership problems and consider the relevance of contemporary social science and psychology for understanding problems of ancient and modern leadership.
