The Southern Party, 1909 aboard Nimrod - Frank Wild, Ernest Shackleton, Eric Marshall, Jameson B. Adams Summing up their attempt to reach the South Pole on Shackleton's 1908 - 1909 Nimrod expedition, Frank Wild wrote in the 1930s, "All through this journey, Shackleton strained every muscle and nerve to the limit as he always did in the twenty years I knew him when strenuous action was called for." #LeadingByExample

Dump Camp, shortly after abandoning ship “No one could know Shackleton and work under him without feeling that his great strength lay in the honesty of his selflessness. Men trusted him. He loved to think that men trusted him, and with their trust went affection.” Leonard Hussey, meteorologist, Endurance #LeadingByExample

After seven days in the boats, they landed on Elephant Island. Throughout their horrific ordeal, Shackleton had exhibited his usual...

This entry from Orde-Lees Journal provides a picture of what the Endurance crew was doing to keep themselves productively busy during the...

“We could see our base, maddening, tantalizing. Shackleton at this time showed one of his sparks of real greatness . He did not rage at...

"Example is not the main thing in leading others. It is the only thing." Albert Schweitzer, Humanitarian #LeadingByExample

This is an interesting example of how Shackleton modeled the attitude and behavior he wanted his crew to assume: Orde-Lees' Journal,...

“To-night the temperature has dropped to –16 (degrees) Fahr., and most of  the men are cold and uncomfortable. After the tents had been...

Leading like Shackleton

Orde-Lees' Journal - October 24, 1915 In this journal entry, we see Shackleton, in a crisis, ahead of his team. #LeadingByExample "We had...

Frank Wild, second-in-command on Endurance and Quest ... "I have served with Scott, Shackleton and Mawson, and have met Nansen,...

Reginald James, physicist on Endurance wrote in the 1950s... "I remember the chaos that reigned on board the ship in the harbour at...

"We all owe our lives to his leadership"

April 12, 1916 - Orde-Lees' Journal - excerpt As we and the day advanced, the weather deteriorated but the sun's disc was sufficiently...

The Boat Journey Alexander Macklin's Journal April 11, 1916 ... Sir E. led the way in the James Caird and showed great skill in getting...

Worsley's Journal, November 23, 1915 The blasting of our Leader’s hopes and plans – at all events for this year – must be bitterly hard...

Orde-Lees' Journal - November 21, 1915: "This evening as we were mostly taking it easy & reading we heard Sir Ernest call out, "She's...

Macklin's Journal - November 15, 1916 Today Sir E. read out a list of the duties of every individual in the party in case of an...

Hurley and Shackleton outside their tent at Ocean Camp. NOTE: Hurley's journal entry on November 9, 1915 captures one of Shackleton's...

Frank Hurley describes how Shackleton led his team through the crisis: "When the ship broke up, Shackleton met the crisis with complete...