Margot MorrellAug 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 MorrellAug 27, 2021An Extraordinary TeamAs 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 MorrellJul 6, 2021"...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...
Margot MorrellJul 1, 2021Appreciating Your TeamRecently I watched a documentary on an executive in a high profile and stressful position. Curious about how his career progressed, I...
Margot MorrellJun 28, 2021Leading Like ShackletonShackleton's Way... Again, Shackleton set the tone by his own example. “His unfailing cheeriness means a lot to a band of disappointed...
Margot MorrellJun 26, 2021Saturday Shack Blast#Shackleton #Leadership #MaintainingAPositiveAttitude #KeepingUpMorale
Margot MorrellJun 23, 2021Getting the Best from Your Team 2There are parts of Shackleton's Way that I have memorized by heart but I'd forgotten about this long riff from Orde-Lees in Chapter 4 -...
Margot MorrellJun 22, 2021Getting the Best from Your TeamWhen Stephanie and I were working on Shackleton's Way, Stephanie would often muse about "whether Chapter 4 is my favorite or Chapter 5."...
Margot MorrellJun 20, 2021Celebrate!In Antarctica, today is Mid-Winter's Day. The sun that disappeared in early May slowly starts to return in early August. That is cause...
Margot MorrellJun 18, 2021LearningShackleton served as an apprentice for four difficult years in the merchant navy but during that time, he learned lessons that he put...
Margot MorrellJun 16, 2021Developing Leadership SkillsDo your part to help create an upbeat environment at work. A positive and cheerful workplace is important to productivity. #Leadership...
Margot MorrellJun 14, 2021Getting the Best from Your TeamSenior investment bank advisor Eric Miller said about Shackleton... "He had some weak members, but he blended them in so they were...
Margot MorrellJun 12, 2021Lead Like a LegendIn this journal entry, Orde-Lees notes that Shackleton maintains a positive attitude in dire circumstances and his attitude affects, and...
Margot MorrellJun 11, 2021"The life and soul of the whole party"Monday, 4 January, 1915 The very salt beef reappeared as hash at tea tonight, but as we are now getting South a bit again, no one...
Margot MorrellJun 5, 2021Keeping Up Morale in 24 hours of darknessIn this journal entry, we catch a glimpse of the extraordinary job Shackleton has done of keeping up the morale of his team and...
Margot MorrellJun 3, 2021Profile of a LeaderIn the depths of the polar winter, motor-expert and stores-keeper Thomas Orde-Lees came down with sciatica - often described as lower...
Margot MorrellJun 2, 2021Keeping Up Morale in the Face of DisasterRecently someone asked me, "Who is a present day Shackleton?" I think there are "present day" Shackletons all around us, in all walks of...
Margot MorrellJun 1, 2021Leading through a disaster...Seated next to a CEO who had led a Fortune 100 company through a major, front-page disaster, I asked him how he had done it. He said...
Margot MorrellDec 1, 2020Leading 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...