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 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 MorrellJun 10, 2021Leadership Here's a brief entry from Orde-Lees' journal written on the way to South Georgia... It is splendid having Sir Ernest on board, everything...
Margot MorrellJun 7, 2021Assembling a Great TeamShackleton once recalled what a London theatrical manager told him about the challenge of forming a repertory company: “Character and...
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 MorrellMay 30, 2021Jean Worsley's insights on her husband and Shackleton...In the 1950s, Shackleton biographer, James Fisher (JF) interviewed Endurance captain Frank Worsley's widow Jean Worsley (JW) ... JW: I...
Margot MorrellMay 28, 2021Getting Commitment from Your TeamIn Lady in Waiting. Lady Anne Glenconner tells of serving as Maid of Honor at Queen Elizabeth’s 1953 coronation at Westminster Abbey....
Margot MorrellMay 26, 2021Lead Like a LegendWhat do the New England Patriots, NASA rocket scientists, and the Wall Street Journal have in common? They've all used legendary explorer...
Margot MorrellDec 5, 2020EnduranceOTD in 1914, Sir Ernest Shackleton and his crew of 27 sailed from South Georgia and into history. They couldn't know their story of...
Margot MorrellDec 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 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...
Margot MorrellDec 1, 2020Shackleton'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, 2020Leadership“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, 2020Leading 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, 2020Developing 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...