"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...
SHACKLETON'S WAY
Leadership lessons from the great antarctic explorer
Shackleton's Way
Margot Morrell
- Aug 27
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
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
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
"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
"A dealer in hope"
#Leadership #MaintainingAPositiveAttitude #LeadingByExample
Margot Morrell
- Jul 12
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
"...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
Shack Blast Friday
#Shackleton #Challenges #Leadership
Margot Morrell
- Jul 1
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
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
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
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
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
Saturday Shack Blast
#Shackleton #Leadership #MaintainingAPositiveAttitude #KeepingUpMorale
Margot Morrell
- Jun 25
"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
- Jun 24
Boost Your Productivity
According to a landmark Gallup survey, 9 out of 10 people believe they are more productive when they are around positive people....
Margot Morrell
- Jun 23
Getting the Best from Your Team 2
There are parts of Shackleton's Way that I have memorized by heart but I'd forgotten about this long riff from Orde-Lees in Chapter 4 -...
Margot Morrell
- Jun 22
Getting the Best from Your Team
When Stephanie and I were working on Shackleton's Way, Stephanie would often muse about "whether Chapter 4 is my favorite or Chapter 5."...
Margot Morrell
- Jun 21
Leading Like Shackleton
Power Thinking: I work with my employees to establish clear expectations. From Shackleton's Way... The Boss was a stickler for...
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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
