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 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 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 MorrellJul 1, 20208 minRemembering ShackletonPhysicist Reginald James generously shared his reminiscences of Shackleton with biographer, Hugh Robert Mill. 22 Albion Road Fallowfield ...
Margot MorrellJun 29, 20201 minWild on ShackletonMany years after Shackleton died, Frank Wild summed up his thoughts on the "Boss." "I have served with Scott, Shackleton and Mawson, and ...
Margot MorrellJun 29, 20201 minShackleton's Way - Choosing a Second in Command.Orde-Lees Journal... Wild is our second in command and quite the most popular man (save our leader) amongst us. He has rare tact and the ...
Margot MorrellApr 1, 20201 min"His outstanding frankness..."Perhaps the most remarkable thing that may at once be said of him is that, unlike most people, there is no underside to his character. On...
Margot MorrellMar 28, 20202 minWorking for ShackletonShackleton was no pushover as Dr. Macklin recounts in his 1956 interview with biographer James Fisher. In this section of the interview, ...
Margot MorrellMar 27, 20203 minInterviewing with Shackleton | Introduction (2)Shackleton was knighted and feted all over the world for the extraordinary accomplishments of his 1907 - 1909 Nimrod expeditions. He had ...
Margot MorrellMar 19, 20201 minLeading through a DisasterPicture 28 haggard, exhausted men standing on an ice-floe. They are hundreds of miles from civilization. There is no hope of rescue. They...
Margot MorrellMar 17, 20202 minPart II - Abandoning Ship Leading By Example; Communicating Effectively.
Margot MorrellMar 12, 20201 minLeading Through a CrisisWhen crisis strikes, immediately address your staff. Take charge of the situation, offer a plan of action, ask for support and show absol...
Margot MorrellMar 11, 20201 minShackleton's Way of Handling a CrisisIn the 1950s, Dr. Macklin described how Shackleton handled the crisis when a summer storm left Endurance trapped in a floating sea of ice...
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, ...
Leading through Challenges In the Introduction of Shackleton's Way (bottom of pg. 3 paperback), we mention the week the crew spent in the lifeboats - a horrific ord...
