Leadership lessons from the great antarctic explorer

On January 5, 1922, 47-year-old Sir Ernest Shackleton died of a massive heart attack at South Georgia Island. Shackleton and his...

On August 30, 1916, Shackleton and Worsley and Crean arrived aboard the humble Chilean vessel, Yelcho to rescue the crew on Elephant...

In speaking of Shackleton and how he brought his whole team home alive from the ill-fated Endurance expedition, the great Norwegian...

This is an interesting riff from store-keeper Thomas Orde-Lees on how Shackleton led his team through the horrific six-day boat journey...

Shackleton's Way... Again, Shackleton set the tone by his own example. “His unfailing cheeriness means a lot to a band of disappointed...

When doing the impossible - catching the Nimrod, surviving the boat journeys, crossing South Georgia, Shackleton had a rock solid faith...

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“No one could know Shackleton and work under him without feeling that his great strength lay in the honesty of his selflessness. Men...

There 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 -...

When Stephanie and I were working on Shackleton's Way, Stephanie would often muse about "whether Chapter 4 is my favorite or Chapter 5."...

Shackleton worked hard to achieve his goals. Here's a riff about the young Shackleton from Shackleton's Way... Shackleton read with the...

Shackleton served as an apprentice for four difficult years in the merchant navy but during that time, he learned lessons that he put...

"Ultimately, his authority as a leader rested on his genuine regard and respect for the men he led." Shackleton's Way Who wouldn't want...

Do your part to help create an upbeat environment at work. A positive and cheerful workplace is important to productivity. #Leadership...

In this journal entry, Orde-Lees notes that Shackleton maintains a positive attitude in dire circumstances and his attitude affects, and...

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...