"We were wrecked … but we were not beaten."

“Of course the thing I liked most about him was that his first thought was for the men under him. ..."

"For sudden the worst turns the best to the brave." Robert Browning

Shackleton wrote about the challenges that he, Worsley, and Crean faced as they crossed South Georgia.

"Optimism is true moral courage." Shackleton

Margot: Note that in the crisis, Shackleton has ordered the ship rearranged to prepare for winter. In Orde-Lees' journal entry, we see...

When crisis strikes, immediately address your staff. Take charge of the situation, offer a plan of action, ask for support and show...

"Be consistent in words and deeds - avoid 'roller-coaster' behavior - control your own peaks and valleys." Shackleton's Way workshop

In the 1950s, Dr. Macklin described how Shackleton handled the crisis when a summer storm left Endurance trapped in a floating sea of...

"Don't dwell on a problem, acknowledge that there is an issue and look for a solution. Discuss the challenge with employees and empower...

March 10, 1915 / Orde-Lees' Journal The temperature has gone up to +11 and it feels so warm that we are all enjoying ourselves in the...

A couple of weeks ago, during a long-overdue organizing project, I realized I haven't read Shackleton's Way since 2004. So in the coming...

In the winter of 1998, I was sitting at my desk at Fidelity Investments when the phone rang. The caller was Stephanie Capparell, an...

OTD in 1909, Shackleton was 33 miles from his waiting ship in the Ross Sea. When he set out to reach the South Pole in November, he left...

"Know your audience - anticipate their needs and knowledge and how your message will impact them. Be sure you are delivering the right...

"Send Thank you emails / newsletters." Take-away from Shackleton's Way leadership program

"He led, he did not drive." G. Vibert Douglas, geologist, Quest

"Think of yourself as a role-model." Take-away from a Shackleton's Way leadership program

"Model a positive and cheerful attitude - even during stressful times of change." Take-away from a Shackleton's Way leadership program

OTD in 1922, Sir Ernest Shackleton died at the age of 47 of a massive heart attack. The day before, he and his crew had arrived at South...