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Shackleton's Way
"A bally ship"
The journal entries, the crew wrote after abandoning ship on October 27, 1915, are remarkable for the complete absence of panic - a...

Margot Morrell
Oct 28, 2024
Shackleton's "grand example"
Orde-Lees recounts Shackleton's outstanding leadership in the moment of crisis as the Endurance crew is forced to abandon ship. As...

Margot Morrell
Oct 27, 2024


Getting the best from your team
Getting the best from your team.

Margot Morrell
Oct 19, 2024


"Sparks of Real Greatness"
"Shackleton at this time showed one of his sparks of real greatness..."

Margot Morrell
Oct 17, 2024


"All the Best Points of Leadership"
Frank Wild, second-in-command on Endurance and Quest ... "I have served with Scott, Shackleton and Mawson, and have met Nansen,...

Margot Morrell
Oct 15, 2024
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...

Margot Morrell
Oct 14, 2024


"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....

Margot Morrell
Oct 12, 2024


"...the very best results..."
"Thus he gets the very best results out of all his staff."

Margot Morrell
Oct 11, 2024
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
Oct 10, 2024


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 8, 2024


"We all owe our lives to his leadership"
"We all owe our lives to his leadership"

Margot Morrell
Oct 5, 2024
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...

Margot Morrell
Apr 15, 2024


"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...

Margot Morrell
Apr 12, 2024


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
Mar 24, 2024
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
Dec 1, 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 25, 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 24, 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 22, 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 21, 2023
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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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