Shackleton's Way of Keeping up Morale
Ed. note: Worsley captured Shackleton's leadership style in this one sentence. Shackleton led by example; he communicated effectively; he...
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Shackleton's Way
Margot Morrell
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Shackleton's Way of Leading By Example
"...the help and company of our leader might always be relied upon..."
Margot Morrell
Nov 21
An Outstanding Shackleton Moment
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 20
"Inspiring Confidence"
Frank Hurley on Shackleton... “I always found him rising to his best and inspiring confidence when things were at their blackest.”
Margot Morrell
Nov 7
Shackleton on Leading in a Crisis
“To-night the temperature has dropped to –16 (degrees) Fahr., and most of the men are cold and uncomfortable. After the tents had been...
Margot Morrell
Oct 30
"Throwing away all he possessed."
Orde-Lees' Journal - October 30, 1915 "The order went forth that we should start the march at 3 p.m. and that we were to each carry only...
Margot Morrell
Oct 29
Leading Like Shackleton
Leading like Shackleton
Margot Morrell
Oct 29
Thinking like Shackleton
"Difficulties are just things to overcome." Shackleton
Margot Morrell
Oct 28
"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
Leading By Example
“I always found him rising to his best and inspiring confidence when things were at their blackest.” – Frank Hurley, photographer ,...
Margot Morrell
Oct 27
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 25
Leading By Example
Orde-Lees' Journal - October 24, 1915 In this journal entry, we see Shackleton, in a crisis, ahead of his team. #LeadingByExample "We had...
Margot Morrell
Oct 17
"A Tower of Strength and Endurance"
“He was a tower of strength and endurance, and he never panicked in any emergency. And he was the most generous man I ever came across.”...
Margot Morrell
Oct 17
"Sparks of Real Greatness"
"Shackleton at this time showed one of his sparks of real greatness..."
Margot Morrell
Oct 15
"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 11
"...the very best results..."
"Thus he gets the very best results out of all his staff."
Margot Morrell
Oct 10
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 8
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 5
"We all owe our lives to his leadership"
"We all owe our lives to his leadership"
Margot Morrell
Apr 15
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...
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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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