i believe he is a good leader but usually his men dont look out after themselves. one man can only do so much. He knows what needs to be done and he does them, without odysseus his men never would have made it this far. odysseus' flaw in book nine is when he shouts his name out to the cyclops.Even though he is being helped by the gods doesnt mean all of them approve of this like zeus and poisedon and this is shown by the stolen ram to zeus and poisedons storms