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Shackleton's Way
Learning
Shackleton served as an apprentice for four difficult years in the merchant navy but during that time, he learned lessons that he put...
Margot Morrell
Jun 18, 2021
Lead Like a Legend...
"Ultimately, his authority as a leader rested on his genuine regard and respect for the men he led." Shackleton's Way Who wouldn't want...
Margot Morrell
Jun 17, 2021
Developing Leadership Skills
Do your part to help create an upbeat environment at work. A positive and cheerful workplace is important to productivity. #Leadership...
Margot Morrell
Jun 16, 2021
Getting the Best from Your Team
Senior investment bank advisor Eric Miller said about Shackleton... "He had some weak members, but he blended them in so they were...
Margot Morrell
Jun 14, 2021
Lead Like a Legend
In this journal entry, Orde-Lees notes that Shackleton maintains a positive attitude in dire circumstances and his attitude affects, and...
Margot Morrell
Jun 12, 2021
"The life and soul of the whole party"
Monday, 4 January, 1915 The very salt beef reappeared as hash at tea tonight, but as we are now getting South a bit again, no one...
Margot Morrell
Jun 11, 2021


"To Serve Such a Leader..."
Another interesting riff from Orde-Lees' journal... December 15, 1914 ...As a matter of fact whilst I was at the wheel, I nearly had the...
Margot Morrell
Jun 10, 2021


Assembling a Great Team
Shackleton once recalled what a London theatrical manager told him about the challenge of forming a repertory company: “Character and...
Margot Morrell
Jun 7, 2021


Keeping Up Morale in 24 hours of darkness
In this journal entry, we catch a glimpse of the extraordinary job Shackleton has done of keeping up the morale of his team and...
Margot Morrell
Jun 5, 2021
Keeping Up Morale in the Face of Disaster
Recently someone asked me, "Who is a present day Shackleton?" I think there are "present day" Shackletons all around us, in all walks of...
Margot Morrell
Jun 2, 2021
Leading through a disaster...
Seated next to a CEO who had led a Fortune 100 company through a major, front-page disaster, I asked him how he had done it. He said...
Margot Morrell
Jun 1, 2021
Shackleton on Leadership
Shackleton once commented, "Leadership is a fine thing, but it has its penalties. And the greatest penalty of all is loneliness." At Cape...
Margot Morrell
May 25, 2021


Doing the Impossible
105 years ago today, Shackleton, Worsley and Crean were close to achieving the impossible. In biting cold, they crossed the ice-clad...
Margot Morrell
May 20, 2021


All Aboard Endurance!
On December 5, 1914, after a month at South Georgia, waiting for the pack ice to break up, Endurance finally sailed for Antarctica. To...
Margot Morrell
Sep 13, 2019
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Leading By Example
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Communicating Effectively
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Keeping Up Morale
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Maintaining a Positive Attitude
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