Margot MorrellDec 5, 20201 minWe passed our first iceberg...Orde-Lees Journal, December 5, 1914 We have been ready to leave South Georgia for the last week but Sir Ernest has been waiting for the a...
Margot MorrellDec 5, 20201 minEnduranceOTD in 1914, Sir Ernest Shackleton and his crew of 27 sailed from South Georgia and into history. They couldn't know their story of survi...
Margot MorrellDec 2, 20201 min"These qualities alone endear him..."Orde-Lees' commenting on Shackleton as a leader, July 7, 1915 Perhaps the most remarkable thing that may at once be said of him is that, ...
Margot MorrellDec 1, 20202 min"It was the chance of a lifetime!"Shackleton biographer, James Fisher, met with sailmaker Walter How on Sept. 1, 1955 to discuss How's memories of the Endurance expedition...
Margot MorrellDec 1, 20201 minLeading through ChallengesIn the Introduction of Shackleton's Way (bottom of pg. 3 paperback), we mention the week the crew spent in the lifeboats - a horrific ord...
Margot MorrellDec 1, 20201 minInspiring a Team through Tough Times"In spite of his own great disappointment and we all know that is disastrous enough, he never appears to be anything but the acme of good...
Margot MorrellDec 1, 20201 minShackleton's Source of Inspiration“He knows what the universe expects of man – courage, endurance, faith – faith in the goodness of existence.” Shackleton's comment on his...
Margot MorrellDec 1, 20201 minLeadership“I do not think there is any doubt that we all owe our lives to his leadership and his power of making a loyal and coherent party out of ...
Margot MorrellDec 1, 20201 minLeading through Challenging Times“I always found him rising to his best and inspiring confidence when things were at their blackest.” Frank Hurley, photographer, Endurance
Margot MorrellDec 1, 20201 minDeveloping Leadership SkillsCultivate a sense of compassion and responsibility for others. You have a bigger impact on the lives of those under you than you can imag...
Margot MorrellNov 28, 20201 minHISTORYGreat to see Shackleton on HISTORY again. I think we filmed that in 2002 at the National Arts Club on Gramercy Park. The producer said th...
Margot MorrellSep 1, 20204 minSafe at LastDr. Macklin's Journal September 1st [1916] My 27th birthday. On Wednesday last [yesterday], spend morning digging away the snow from roun...
Margot MorrellAug 31, 20201 minThe YelchoA Chilean tugboat built in Scotland in 1906, the Yelcho was an unlikely savior. The ship was completely unsuited to her mission in Antarc...
Margot MorrellAug 31, 20201 minOrde-Lees' Account of the RescueAugust 30, 1916, Orde-Lees' Journal Shortly after the last boat had left the shore and was well on its way to the ship, I was seen runnin...
Margot MorrellAug 30, 20201 min"Day of Wonders"August 30, 1916, Frank Hurley's Journal Day of Wonders ... I called Marston's attention to a curious piece of ice on the horizon which bo...
Margot MorrellAug 30, 20202 minThe Situation is Dire on Elephant IslandAugust 29, 1916, Orde-Lees' Journal A fine sunrise, clear and cold, gave promise of a fine day hopes of which were later on fulfilled. In...
Margot MorrellAug 6, 20201 minHave you had your fill of Covid-craziness?Me too. That got me thinking about how the guys on Elephant Island were coping with uncertainty while waiting for Shackleton to return an...
We passed our first iceberg... Orde-Lees Journal, December 5, 1914 We have been ready to leave South Georgia for the last week but Sir Ernest has been waiting for the a...
"These qualities alone endear him..." Orde-Lees' commenting on Shackleton as a leader, July 7, 1915 Perhaps the most remarkable thing that may at once be said of him is that, ...
