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Shackleton's Way
Margot Morrell
Apr 2, 2020
Re-reading Shackleton's Way | Introduction (2)
It's a tale so amazing you'll wonder why the Endurance saga hasn't become a part of every school-age child's reading. Since the...
Margot Morrell
Apr 2, 2020
Shackleton's Crews
If you'd like to learn more about the lives of Shackleton's crew members, head on over to Scott Polar Research Institute -...
Margot Morrell
Apr 1, 2020
"It is Shackleton Time!"
I've just figured out how to read reviews of the German edition of Shackleton's Way. A reviewer (see review below) makes an interesting...
Margot Morrell
Apr 1, 2020
Celebrate!
Shackleton celebrated accomplishments, milestones and holidays. In his account of the crossing of South Georgia, he wrote that he,...
Margot Morrell
Apr 1, 2020
"He was constantly on the watch for any break in morale..."
In the 1950s, Shackleton's tentmate on the ice, Reginald James, shared his memories of the Boss' leadership strategies... His methods...
Margot Morrell
Apr 1, 2020
"He never admitted defeat."
There was an Irish strain in him and he was full of imagination. He could see the whole thing accomplished, and he never admitted defeat....
Margot Morrell
Apr 1, 2020
"His outstanding frankness..."
Perhaps the most remarkable thing that may at once be said of him is that, unlike most people, there is no underside to his character....
Margot Morrell
Apr 1, 2020
"We were in a mess..."
There was nothing in the nature of a set speech. He spoke to us in a group, telling us that he intended to march the party across the...
Margot Morrell
Apr 1, 2020
"The help and company of our leader might always be relied upon."
“In the long winter months, when the scientists toiled in darkness and cold at their routine tasks outside, the help and company of our...
Margot Morrell
Apr 1, 2020
"His Great Strength"
“No one could know Shackleton and work under him without feeling that his great strength lay in the honesty of his selflessness. Men...
Margot Morrell
Apr 1, 2020
Leading through a Crisis
“I always found him rising to his best and inspiring confidence when things were at their blackest.” Frank Hurley, photographer, Endurance
Margot Morrell
Mar 29, 2020
Wonderful photos of Antarctica...
And a nice retelling of Shackleton's Story. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/2020/03/returning-from-south-atlantic-expedition-to...
Margot Morrell
Mar 28, 2020
Working for Shackleton
Shackleton was no pushover as Dr. Macklin recounts in his 1956 interview with biographer James Fisher. In this section of the interview,...
Margot Morrell
Mar 27, 2020
Interviewing with Shackleton | Introduction (2)
Shackleton was knighted and feted all over the world for the extraordinary accomplishments of his 1907 - 1909 Nimrod expeditions. He had...
Margot Morrell
Mar 26, 2020
Re-reading Shackleton's Way | Introduction (1)
“… and until recently, he had been little remembered since his death.” For Shackleton, the Endurance expedition was a disaster. Yet, it's...
Margot Morrell
Mar 26, 2020
Thinking Beyond Ourselves
As we struggle through this current crisis, it's easy to default into thinking about the inconveniences and annoyances we're dealing with...
Margot Morrell
Mar 25, 2020
Getting the Group through a Crisis
“Not only the main problem but its details absorbed him. Food, how to get it, how to eke out our slender stock of preserved food to give...
Margot Morrell
Mar 25, 2020
Margot Morrell
Mar 24, 2020
Shackleton on Life
"Life to me means the greatest of all great games. The danger lies in treating it as a trivial game, a game to be taken lightly, and a...
Margot Morrell
Mar 23, 2020
Re-reading Shackleton's Way | Preface
Perhaps you saw me mention on LinkedIn that while sorting out my Shackleton files recently, I realized I haven't read Shackleton's Way...
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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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