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Shackleton's Way
Leadership
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 Morrell
Jun 10, 2021
Keeping Up Morale in the Face of Disaster
Recently someone asked me, "Who is a present day Shackleton?" I think there are "present day" Shackletons all around us, in all walks of...

Margot Morrell
Jun 2, 2021
Remembering Shackleton
Physicist Reginald James generously shared his reminiscences of Shackleton with biographer, Hugh Robert Mill. 22 Albion Road Fallowfield...

Margot Morrell
Jul 1, 2020


Wild on Shackleton
Many years after Shackleton died, Frank Wild summed up his thoughts on the "Boss." "I have served with Scott, Shackleton and Mawson, and...

Margot Morrell
Jun 29, 2020


Shackleton'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 Morrell
Jun 29, 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 Morrell
Apr 1, 2020


Thinking Beyond Ourselves
As we struggle through this current crisis, it's easy to default into thinking about the inconveniences and annoyances we're dealing with...

Margot Morrell
Mar 26, 2020


Leading through a Disaster
Picture 28 haggard, exhausted men standing on an ice-floe. They are hundreds of miles from civilization. There is no hope of rescue. They...

Margot Morrell
Mar 19, 2020
Part II - Abandoning Ship
Leading By Example; Communicating Effectively.

Margot Morrell
Mar 17, 2020


Shackleton's Way of Handling a Crisis
In the 1950s, Dr. Macklin described how Shackleton handled the crisis when a summer storm left Endurance trapped in a floating sea of...

Margot Morrell
Mar 11, 2020
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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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