Challenges

Shackleton's Way

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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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May 28

Getting Commitment from Your Team

In Lady in Waiting. Lady Anne Glenconner tells of serving as Maid of Honor at Queen Elizabeth’s 1953 coronation at Westminster Abbey....

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Dec 5, 2020

Endurance

OTD in 1914, Sir Ernest Shackleton and his crew of 27 sailed from South Georgia and into history. They couldn't know their story of...

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Dec 1, 2020

Leadership

“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...

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Jun 29, 2020

Shackleton on his second-in-command

Shackleton described Frank Wild, his trusted second-in-command, as his "second self." He was quoting Cicero, "A friend is a second self."...

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Jun 29, 2020

Shackleton's Way

...Shackleton failed only at the improbable; he succeeded at the unimaginable. "I love the fight and when things [are] easy, I hate it,"...

Leading By Example
Communicating Effectively
Keeping Up Morale
Maintaining a Positive Attitude

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...

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"With youthful enthusiasm..."

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"A dealer in hope"

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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...

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"...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...

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Shack Blast Friday

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SHACKLETON'S WAY

Leadership lessons from the great antarctic explorer

Shackleton's Way

"...a horrible existence, but yet..."

Making Miracles

Leading By Example

Leading Like Shackleton

Doing the Impossible

Getting Commitment from Your Team

Endurance

Leadership

Shackleton on his second-in-command

Shackleton's Way

Leading By Example

Communicating Effectively

Keeping Up Morale

Maintaining a Positive Attitude

Add 10 years to your life

"With youthful enthusiasm..."

"A dealer in hope"

Frank Worsley

"...a horrible existence, but yet..."

Shack Blast Friday

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