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 25, 2021"His great strength..."“No one could know Shackleton and work under him without feeling that his great strength lay in the honesty of his selflessness. Men...
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 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 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 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...
Margot MorrellJul 1, 2020Remembering ShackletonPhysicist Reginald James generously shared his reminiscences of Shackleton with biographer, Hugh Robert Mill. 22 Albion Road Fallowfield...
Margot MorrellJun 30, 2020"Life - The Greatest of All Games."Rummaging through my files, I found this ... Harold Begbie, British author and journalist quoted Shackleton as saying, "Life to me means...
Margot MorrellJun 30, 2020Re-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......
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 MorrellApr 2, 2020Servant LeadershipFrom an interview that Shackleton biographer James Fisher conducted with Frank Worsley's widow in the 1950s: Jean Worsley: "He did always...