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...

I'm working on a project involving Orde-Lees journal at the moment and am sharing entries as I come across them. Like this one......

For Shackleton fans, here's a factoid from Orde-Lees' journal. Before sailing for Antarctica, Endurance was moored off Plymouth. Sir...

Here's a brief entry from Orde-Lees' journal written on the way to South Georgia... It is splendid having Sir Ernest on board, everything...

Shackleton once recalled what a London theatrical manager told him about the challenge of forming a repertory company: “Character and...

In this journal entry, we catch a glimpse of the extraordinary job Shackleton has done of keeping up the morale of his team and...

From the diary of Thomas Orde-Lees'... [Comments on weather] All these little things provide topics for conversation at table. It is...

In the depths of the polar winter, motor-expert and stores-keeper Thomas Orde-Lees came down with sciatica - often described as lower...

Recently someone asked me, "Who is a present day Shackleton?" I think there are "present day" Shackletons all around us, in all walks of...

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...

May 31, 1915 Changeable weather again. Temperature was 8F at 10:30 a.m., but -8F at noon, a drop of 16 degrees in 1 1/2 hours. Rather an...

In the 1950s, Shackleton biographer, James Fisher (JF) interviewed Endurance captain Frank Worsley's widow Jean Worsley (JW) ... JW: I...

In Lady in Waiting. Lady Anne Glenconner tells of serving as Maid of Honor at Queen Elizabeth’s 1953 coronation at Westminster Abbey....

In early December 1908, Shackleton and three companions were attempting to reach the South Pole. Beset by storms, the team was behind on...

What do the New England Patriots, NASA rocket scientists, and the Wall Street Journal have in common? They've all used legendary explorer...

Shackleton once commented, "Leadership is a fine thing, but it has its penalties. And the greatest penalty of all is loneliness." At Cape...

Shackleton "built success on a foundation of camaraderie, loyalty, responsibility, determination and - above all - optimism."...

While working on a project recently, I was reminded of how often I put Shackleton lessons to use in my daily life. When Endurance sailed...

105 years ago today, Shackleton, Worsley and Crean were close to achieving the impossible. In biting cold, they crossed the ice-clad...