“Beowulf epic poem contains timely insights into leadership and motivation, trust, respect, loyalty, and sacrifice that could inform current leadership practice and teaching.” (155). “In Beowulf epic poem Beowulf destroyed Grendel and his Mother, and returned peace to the land of the Danes. Beowulf became king of the Geats and rules in peace for 50 years”. (Holt McDougal 55). Ruling for 50 years in peace, time has come to take on a challenge against a fire-breathing dragon that has been guarding a treasure for hundreds of years. “The dragon begins terrorizing the Geats and Beowulf now an old man will he sacrifice to take on the challenge by himself like always?”(Beowulf’s Last Battle 62). According to the article, “Beowulf and the Teaching
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Beowulf faces at the very least three superb monsters. “Around every corner appear devils, Vampires and dragons. “They creep up from the ground, plummet from the sky, emerge from the seas, and materialize from the air.”(155). In the passage as a Beowulf as Charismatic leader, Conger –Kanungo summarized in the previous Section. “He is absolutely fearless and supremely confident in his own abilities.”(159). The boasts he marks in them that they can’t fight superb monsters. “He leaves them high and dry potential to suffer his fate.”(Conger- Kanungo 160). In the text it shows that after Beowulf defect Grendel who has the strength of 100 men inspire his people to defeat superb monster. But Beowulf took it back when he felt absolutely fearless and supremely confident of his own abilities. Beowulf’s Last Battle Said “I’ve never known fear, as a youth I fought in endless battle. I am old, now, but I will fight again. I’d use no sword, no weapon, if the beast could be killed without it, crushed to death like Grendel. I mean to stand, not run from his shooting flames. No one else could do what I mean to, here, no man but me could hope to defeat this monster. No one could try.” (Beowulf Last Battle 63). Beowulf is not just a Charismatic leader but he’s also Showing-off his super power. He is being Charismatic leads to his down fall. “During the fight with the dragon Beowulf sword melt, his iron shield melt,
Beowulf faces at the very least three superb monsters. “Around every corner appear devils, Vampires and dragons. “They creep up from the ground, plummet from the sky, emerge from the seas, and materialize from the air.”(155). In the passage as a Beowulf as Charismatic leader, Conger –Kanungo summarized in the previous Section. “He is absolutely fearless and supremely confident in his own abilities.”(159). The boasts he marks in them that they can’t fight superb monsters. “He leaves them high and dry potential to suffer his fate.”(Conger- Kanungo 160). In the text it shows that after Beowulf defect Grendel who has the strength of 100 men inspire his people to defeat superb monster. But Beowulf took it back when he felt absolutely fearless and supremely confident of his own abilities. Beowulf’s Last Battle Said “I’ve never known fear, as a youth I fought in endless battle. I am old, now, but I will fight again. I’d use no sword, no weapon, if the beast could be killed without it, crushed to death like Grendel. I mean to stand, not run from his shooting flames. No one else could do what I mean to, here, no man but me could hope to defeat this monster. No one could try.” (Beowulf Last Battle 63). Beowulf is not just a Charismatic leader but he’s also Showing-off his super power. He is being Charismatic leads to his down fall. “During the fight with the dragon Beowulf sword melt, his iron shield melt,