Wisdom from a Fortune Cookie
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Shackleton's Way
Margot Morrell
- Aug 30, 2021
"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...
Margot Morrell
- Aug 27, 2021
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
- Jul 1, 2021
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 28, 2021
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 22, 2021
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, 2021
Leading Like Shackleton
Power Thinking: I work with my employees to establish clear expectations. From Shackleton's Way... The Boss was a stickler for...
Margot Morrell
- Jun 16, 2021
Developing Leadership Skills
Do your part to help create an upbeat environment at work. A positive and cheerful workplace is important to productivity. #Leadership...
Margot Morrell
- Jun 14, 2021
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...
Margot Morrell
- Jun 12, 2021
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...
Margot Morrell
- Jun 10, 2021
"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 Morrell
- Jun 3, 2021
Profile of a Leader
In the depths of the polar winter, motor-expert and stores-keeper Thomas Orde-Lees came down with sciatica - often described as lower...
Margot Morrell
- May 28, 2021
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....
Margot Morrell
- May 22, 2021
The Power of the Personal Interview
While working on a project recently, I was reminded of how often I put Shackleton lessons to use in my daily life. When Endurance sailed...
Margot Morrell
- Dec 2, 2020
"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 Morrell
- Dec 1, 2020
"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...
Margot Morrell
- Dec 1, 2020
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...
Margot Morrell
- Dec 1, 2020
Developing Leadership Skills
Cultivate a sense of compassion and responsibility for others. You have a bigger impact on the lives of those under you than you can...
Margot Morrell
- Aug 30, 2020
The Situation is Dire on Elephant Island
August 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 Morrell
- Jul 1, 2020
Remembering Shackleton
Physicist Reginald James generously shared his reminiscences of Shackleton with biographer, Hugh Robert Mill. 22 Albion Road Fallowfield...
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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
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