Odysseus was a great leader. He's a warrior. He always makes sure his man were well rested, well fed, and ready for anything. His men were also good, however, lack of discipline between them can be held accountable for their deaths. For example, the bag of wind given to by Aeolus. Odysseus gave his men an order to not open the bag until they reached Ithica. Any good follower should know to obey the orders under any circumstances, unless told otherwise. Instead, they opened the bag forcing the wind to blow a horrible storm and send them all back to Circe's Island. They already within sight of Ithica, but they had to start all over again.
Another example is when they're come home again, and they pass Helio's island where his cattle are. His men ask to stop and rest, but the well-disciplined Odysseus wanted to move on to avoid harming the cattle. He was out voted, and they stopped to rest. Odysseus woke up the next morning to the smell of cooked meat...his men had cut up the cattle for food. Again, they disobeyed orders.
Odysseus was able to stay alive because of his great noble actions, and ability to think his way out of situations. His men are dead because they refused to listen to any orders given to them and decided to do things their on way.
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