Margot MorrellDec 5, 20201 minEnduranceOTD in 1914, Sir Ernest Shackleton and his crew of 27 sailed from South Georgia and into history. They couldn't know their story of survi...
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, 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 minShackleton's Source of Inspiration“He knows what the universe expects of man – courage, endurance, faith – faith in the goodness of existence.” Shackleton's comment on his...
Margot MorrellDec 1, 20201 minLeadership“I do not think there is any doubt that we all owe our lives to his leadership and his power of making a loyal and coherent party out of ...
Margot MorrellDec 1, 20201 minLeading through Challenging Times“I always found him rising to his best and inspiring confidence when things were at their blackest.” Frank Hurley, photographer, Endurance
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 MorrellJul 1, 20208 minRemembering ShackletonPhysicist Reginald James generously shared his reminiscences of Shackleton with biographer, Hugh Robert Mill. 22 Albion Road Fallowfield ...
Margot MorrellJun 30, 20201 minFrom the files...Conversation between Dr. Macklin and Shackleton biographer, James Fisher, Aberdeen, March 1956 James Fisher: "What is emerging so very mu...
Margot MorrellJun 30, 20201 minRe-reading Shackleton's WayI haven't gotten very far. I come across something that makes me think and leads me to rummage through my files. For example... Shackleto...
Margot MorrellJun 29, 20201 minShackleton on his second-in-commandShackleton described Frank Wild, his trusted second-in-command, as his "second self." He was quoting Cicero, "A friend is a second self."...
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 ...
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, ...
