Margot Morrell15 hours agoLearningShackleton served as an apprentice for four difficult years in the merchant navy but during that time, he learned lessons that he put...
Margot Morrell2 days agoLead Like a Legend..."Ultimately, his authority as a leader rested on his genuine regard and respect for the men he led." Shackleton's Way Who wouldn't want...
Margot Morrell3 days agoDeveloping Leadership SkillsDo your part to help create an upbeat environment at work. A positive and cheerful workplace is important to productivity. #Leadership...
Margot Morrell5 days agoGetting the Best from Your TeamSenior investment bank advisor Eric Miller said about Shackleton... "He had some weak members, but he blended them in so they were...
Margot Morrell6 days agoRock Solid FaithIn late August 1916, the group on Elephant Island had little hope of rescue - Shackleton had been gone for over four months - and their...
Margot Morrell7 days agoLead Like a LegendIn this journal entry, Orde-Lees notes that Shackleton maintains a positive attitude in dire circumstances and his attitude affects, and...
Margot MorrellJun 11"The life and soul of the whole party"Monday, 4 January, 1915 The very salt beef reappeared as hash at tea tonight, but as we are now getting South a bit again, no one...
Margot MorrellJun 11IcebergsOrde-Lees' Journal, January 2, 1915 "We are entirely surrounded by icebergs - at a respectful distance, of course, for it is not good to...
Margot MorrellJun 10"To Serve Such a Leader..."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...
Margot MorrellJun 10Pack IceI'm working on a project involving Orde-Lees journal at the moment and am sharing entries as I come across them. Like this one......
Margot MorrellJun 10Endurance sails from Plymouth For Shackleton fans, here's a factoid from Orde-Lees' journal. Before sailing for Antarctica, Endurance was moored off Plymouth. Sir...
Margot MorrellJun 10Leadership 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...
Margot MorrellJun 7Assembling a Great TeamShackleton once recalled what a London theatrical manager told him about the challenge of forming a repertory company: “Character and...
Margot MorrellJun 5Keeping Up Morale in 24 hours of darknessIn this journal entry, we catch a glimpse of the extraordinary job Shackleton has done of keeping up the morale of his team and...
Margot MorrellJun 4Aboard Endurance, June 4, 1915...From the diary of Thomas Orde-Lees'... [Comments on weather] All these little things provide topics for conversation at table. It is...
Margot MorrellJun 3Profile of a LeaderIn the depths of the polar winter, motor-expert and stores-keeper Thomas Orde-Lees came down with sciatica - often described as lower...
Margot MorrellJun 2Keeping Up Morale in the Face of DisasterRecently someone asked me, "Who is a present day Shackleton?" I think there are "present day" Shackletons all around us, in all walks of...
Margot MorrellJun 1Leading through a disaster...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...
Margot MorrellMay 31Aboard Endurance - "A four month's night!"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...
Margot MorrellMay 30Jean Worsley's insights on her husband and Shackleton...In the 1950s, Shackleton biographer, James Fisher (JF) interviewed Endurance captain Frank Worsley's widow Jean Worsley (JW) ... JW: I...
Learning Shackleton served as an apprentice for four difficult years in the merchant navy but during that time, he learned lessons that he put...
Lead Like a Legend... "Ultimately, his authority as a leader rested on his genuine regard and respect for the men he led." Shackleton's Way Who wouldn't want...
Developing Leadership Skills Do your part to help create an upbeat environment at work. A positive and cheerful workplace is important to productivity. #Leadership...
Getting the Best from Your Team Senior investment bank advisor Eric Miller said about Shackleton... "He had some weak members, but he blended them in so they were...
Rock Solid Faith In late August 1916, the group on Elephant Island had little hope of rescue - Shackleton had been gone for over four months - and their...
Lead Like a Legend In this journal entry, Orde-Lees notes that Shackleton maintains a positive attitude in dire circumstances and his attitude affects, and...
