Endurance Found!
Endurance has been located almost two miles below the surface. Video and lots of photos here.
SHACKLETON'S WAY
Leadership lessons from the great antarctic explorer
Shackleton's Way
Margot Morrell
- Feb 15
Happy Birthday, Sir Ernest Shackleton!
What an amazing legacy you left behind. Your example of conquering overwhelming obstacles with grace, with fortitude, and with courage...
Margot Morrell
- Jan 18
Juggling!
I'm looking forward to doing some online chats about Shackleton and leadership soon but I have a lot going on these days - a major dental...
Margot Morrell
- Jan 5
Celebrating Shackleton
On January 5, 1922, 47-year-old Sir Ernest Shackleton died of a massive heart attack at South Georgia Island. Shackleton and his...
Margot Morrell
- Jan 4
100 Years Ago Today
Shackleton and the crew of the Quest arrived at South Georgia. As they passed by familiar landmarks, Shackleton and Worsley shared...
Margot Morrell
- Aug 30, 2021
"Day of Wonders"
On August 30, 1916, Shackleton and Worsley and Crean arrived aboard the humble Chilean vessel, Yelcho to rescue the crew on Elephant...
Margot Morrell
- Aug 27, 2021
An Extraordinary Team
As August drew to a close in 1916, tension was mounting on Elephant Island. As you'll see in the entries below from Orde-Lee's journal,...
Margot Morrell
- Aug 6, 2021
A Rare Squabble on Elephant Island
From Orde-Lees journal, August 6, 1916 "It seems almost incredible but is none the less a fact that two of the men got quite talkative...
Margot Morrell
- Jul 15, 2021
Add 10 years to your life
According to a landmark Gallup Organization survey, "an increase in positive emotions can add 10 years to your lifespan." According to...
Margot Morrell
- Jul 14, 2021
"With youthful enthusiasm..."
Leonard Hussey's account of how he came to join Shackleton's Endurance expedition... "It was under the burning tropical sun of the Sudan...
Margot Morrell
- Jul 13, 2021
"A dealer in hope"
#Leadership #MaintainingAPositiveAttitude #LeadingByExample
Margot Morrell
- Jul 12, 2021
Frank Worsley
Here's a page from Orde-Lees' journal. He wrote profiles of just about every member of the expedition. This is his profile of Endurance...
Margot Morrell
- Jul 6, 2021
"...a horrible existence, but yet..."
I've just been glancing through Dr. Macklin's journal and came across this thought-provoking entry written on August 2, 1916... "It is...
Margot Morrell
- Jul 2, 2021
Shack Blast Friday
#Shackleton #Challenges #Leadership
Margot Morrell
- Jul 1, 2021
Appreciating Your Team
Recently I watched a documentary on an executive in a high profile and stressful position. Curious about how his career progressed, I...
Margot Morrell
- Jun 30, 2021
Making Miracles
In speaking of Shackleton and how he brought his whole team home alive from the ill-fated Endurance expedition, the great Norwegian...
Margot Morrell
- Jun 29, 2021
Leading By Example
This is an interesting riff from store-keeper Thomas Orde-Lees on how Shackleton led his team through the horrific six-day boat journey...
Margot Morrell
- Jun 28, 2021
Leading Like Shackleton
Shackleton's Way... Again, Shackleton set the tone by his own example. “His unfailing cheeriness means a lot to a band of disappointed...
Margot Morrell
- Jun 27, 2021
Doing the Impossible
When doing the impossible - catching the Nimrod, surviving the boat journeys, crossing South Georgia, Shackleton had a rock solid faith...
Margot Morrell
- Jun 26, 2021
Saturday Shack Blast
#Shackleton #Leadership #MaintainingAPositiveAttitude #KeepingUpMorale
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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
