Keeping Up Morale
Ed. Note: Reading over Orde-Lees' diary entries from October 1915, brought to mind the passage below from Shackleton's Way . It...
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Shackleton's Way
Margot Morrell
2 days ago
"Preparations are in full swing..."
Entries from Frank Hurley's journal provide a glimpse of life aboard Endurance , nine months after the ship was frozen in by the ice....
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4 days ago
"...the very best results..."
"Thus he gets the very best results out of all his staff."
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5 days ago
What Would Shackleton Do?
These hurricanes in America's southeastern states, makes one think, What would Shackleton do? Ahead of impending disaster, Shackleton...
Margot Morrell
7 days ago
Leading through a Crisis
"When the ship broke up, Shackleton met the crisis with complete composure ... [that] gives you some idea of [his] greatness.
Margot Morrell
Oct 5
"We all owe our lives to his leadership"
"We all owe our lives to his leadership"
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Apr 15
A Classic Shackleton Moment...
April 12, 1916 - Orde-Lees' Journal - excerpt As we and the day advanced, the weather deteriorated but the sun's disc was sufficiently...
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Apr 12
"Sir E. led the way..."
The Boat Journey Alexander Macklin's Journal April 11, 1916 ... Sir E. led the way in the James Caird and showed great skill in getting...
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Mar 24
Keeping Up Morale on the Ice...
Shackleton aboard Quest Scrolling through photographer Frank Hurley's journal, this entry caught my eye... March 21, 1916 (For new hat...
Margot Morrell
Dec 1, 2023
A "strange contrast"
As the days darken earlier in the northern hemisphere, we can relate to Shackleton's words in South and marvel at the extraordinary...
Margot Morrell
Nov 25, 2023
"An enjoyable concert..."
Hurley's Journal - November 25, 1915 We have quite an enjoyable concert on our own in the tent this evening. We invited several of our...
Margot Morrell
Nov 24, 2023
Entertainment on the ice
Macklin's Journal - November 24, 1915 (excerpt) Retired to our sleeping-bags replete and very contented. After getting into our bags most...
Margot Morrell
Nov 24, 2023
"Like school days all over again..."
Orde-Lees' Journal, November 24, 1915 Day by day goes by much the same as one another. We work; we talk; we laugh; we eat. Ah, we eat;...
Margot Morrell
Nov 22, 2023
"we do not give way to depression"
Orde-Lees' Journal - 22 November, 1915 Temperature minimum +18. Colder & a welcome change from the prolonged thaw. A moderate southerly...
Margot Morrell
Nov 21, 2023
"So, now we'll go home."
Orde-Lees' Journal - November 21, 1915: "This evening as we were mostly taking it easy & reading we heard Sir Ernest call out, "She's...
Margot Morrell
Nov 20, 2023
"Yet here I am, quite happy..."
Macklin's Journal - November 20, 1915 ... Tonight Hussey has been playing his banjo, and I sat in his tent a while enjoying the music. I...
Margot Morrell
Nov 16, 2023
"This old friendly floe"
Macklin's Journal - November 14, 1915 ... Our greatest trial is the warm temperature and a fine mushy sleet which we commonly get, and...
Margot Morrell
Nov 13, 2023
"the ring of hearty laughter"
Hurley's Journal - November 13, 1915 At noon to-day the temperature rose to +33, with the result that the surface of the floe has become...
Margot Morrell
Nov 9, 2023
Shackleton's Way of Leading through Challenges
Hurley and Shackleton outside their tent at Ocean Camp. NOTE: Hurley's journal entry on November 9, 1915 captures one of Shackleton's...
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Nov 8, 2023
The Burden of Leadership
Worsley's Journal - November 7, 1915 Everyone is happy and contented and hopeful, if not confident, of the future. Speaking for myself...
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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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