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Shackleton's Way
Margot Morrell
Nov 7
Shackleton on Leading in a Crisis
“To-night the temperature has dropped to –16 (degrees) Fahr., and most of the men are cold and uncomfortable. After the tents had been...
Margot Morrell
Oct 29
Leading Like Shackleton
Leading like Shackleton
Margot Morrell
Oct 25
Leading By Example
Orde-Lees' Journal - October 24, 1915 In this journal entry, we see Shackleton, in a crisis, ahead of his team. #LeadingByExample "We had...
Margot Morrell
Oct 15
"All the Best Points of Leadership"
Frank Wild, second-in-command on Endurance and Quest ... "I have served with Scott, Shackleton and Mawson, and have met Nansen,...
Margot Morrell
Oct 7
Leadership in Action
Reginald James, physicist on Endurance wrote in the 1950s... "I remember the chaos that reigned on board the ship in the harbour at...
Margot Morrell
Oct 5
"We all owe our lives to his leadership"
"We all owe our lives to his leadership"
Margot Morrell
Apr 15
A Classic Shackleton Moment...
April 12, 1916 - Orde-Lees' Journal - excerpt As we and the day advanced, the weather deteriorated but the sun's disc was sufficiently...
Margot Morrell
Apr 12
"Sir E. led the way..."
The Boat Journey Alexander Macklin's Journal April 11, 1916 ... Sir E. led the way in the James Caird and showed great skill in getting...
Margot Morrell
Nov 23, 2023
Shackleton's Way - Leading thru a Crisis
Worsley's Journal, November 23, 1915 The blasting of our Leader’s hopes and plans – at all events for this year – must be bitterly hard...
Margot Morrell
Nov 21, 2023
"So, now we'll go home."
Orde-Lees' Journal - November 21, 1915: "This evening as we were mostly taking it easy & reading we heard Sir Ernest call out, "She's...
Margot Morrell
Nov 16, 2023
"In case of emergency"
Macklin's Journal - November 15, 1916 Today Sir E. read out a list of the duties of every individual in the party in case of an...
Margot Morrell
Nov 9, 2023
Shackleton's Way of Leading through Challenges
Hurley and Shackleton outside their tent at Ocean Camp. NOTE: Hurley's journal entry on November 9, 1915 captures one of Shackleton's...
Margot Morrell
Nov 3, 2023
Shackleton's Way of Leading through a Crisis
Frank Hurley describes how Shackleton led his team through the crisis: "When the ship broke up, Shackleton met the crisis with complete...
Margot Morrell
Oct 31, 2023
Shackleton's Way of Communicating...
In July 1915, Orde-Lees spent a few weeks in Shackleton's cabin recovering from a painful bout of sciatica. He used the opportunity of...
Margot Morrell
Oct 30, 2023
On Shackleton's Leadership...
In 1955, Endurance physicist Reginald James wrote a letter full of fascinating insights on Shackleton's leadership to Margery Fisher... I...
Margot Morrell
Oct 30, 2023
"our leader proceeded to set an example..."
Orde-Lees Journal, October 30, 1915 The order went forth that we should start the march at 3 p.m. and that we were to each carry only the...
Margot Morrell
Oct 30, 2023
"A leadership book that reads like an adventure story."
Dump Camp always makes me think of the wonderful Dava Sobel, author of Longitude and Galileo's Daughter... "I recall the moment as...
Margot Morrell
Oct 27, 2023
Leading through a catastrophe...
“To-night the temperature has dropped to –16 (degrees) Fahr., and most of the men are cold and uncomfortable. After the tents had been...
Margot Morrell
Oct 27, 2023
Endurance sends "a final signal of farewell"
Frank Hurley's Journal - October 27, 1915 "Chips expects to complete the coffer dam tonight, and great hopes are entertained for its...
Margot Morrell
Oct 27, 2023
Shackleton's leadership in disaster
Shackleton's Endurance Expedition - The crew at Dump Camp after Endurance is crushed by the ice.
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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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