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 13, 2021"A dealer in hope"#Leadership #MaintainingAPositiveAttitude #LeadingByExample
Margot MorrellJun 30, 2021Making MiraclesIn speaking of Shackleton and how he brought his whole team home alive from the ill-fated Endurance expedition, the great Norwegian...
Margot MorrellJun 29, 2021Leading By ExampleThis is an interesting riff from store-keeper Thomas Orde-Lees on how Shackleton led his team through the horrific six-day boat journey...
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 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 21, 2021Leading Like ShackletonPower Thinking: I work with my employees to establish clear expectations. From Shackleton's Way... The Boss was a stickler for...
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 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, 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 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 MorrellJul 1, 2020Remembering ShackletonPhysicist Reginald James generously shared his reminiscences of Shackleton with biographer, Hugh Robert Mill. 22 Albion Road Fallowfield...
Margot MorrellJun 29, 2020Wild on ShackletonMany years after Shackleton died, Frank Wild summed up his thoughts on the "Boss." "I have served with Scott, Shackleton and Mawson, and...
Margot MorrellJun 29, 2020Shackleton's Way - Choosing a Second in Command.Orde-Lees Journal... Wild is our second in command and quite the most popular man (save our leader) amongst us. He has rare tact and the...
Margot MorrellApr 1, 2020"He was constantly on the watch for any break in morale..."In the 1950s, Shackleton's tentmate on the ice, Reginald James, shared his memories of the Boss' leadership strategies... His methods...
Margot MorrellMar 26, 2020Thinking Beyond OurselvesAs we struggle through this current crisis, it's easy to default into thinking about the inconveniences and annoyances we're dealing with...
Margot MorrellMar 19, 2020Leading through a DisasterPicture 28 haggard, exhausted men standing on an ice-floe. They are hundreds of miles from civilization. There is no hope of rescue. They...