Margot MorrellMar 16, 20202 minAboard Endurance | Leading By Example“Of course the thing I liked most about him was that his first thought was for the men under him. ..."
Margot MorrellMar 15, 20201 minInspiration in Challenging Times"For sudden the worst turns the best to the brave." Robert Browning
Margot MorrellMar 15, 20201 minSunday MorningShackleton wrote about the challenges that he, Worsley, and Crean faced as they crossed South Georgia.
Margot MorrellMar 14, 20200 minShackleton's Way | Maintaining a Positive Attitude"Optimism is true moral courage." Shackleton
Margot MorrellMar 13, 20201 minAboard Endurance | March 13, 1915Margot: Note that in the crisis, Shackleton has ordered the ship rearranged to prepare for winter. In Orde-Lees' journal entry, we see th...
Margot MorrellMar 12, 20201 minLeading Through a CrisisWhen crisis strikes, immediately address your staff. Take charge of the situation, offer a plan of action, ask for support and show absol...
Margot MorrellMar 12, 20201 minShackleton's Way | Leading By Example"Be consistent in words and deeds - avoid 'roller-coaster' behavior - control your own peaks and valleys." Shackleton's Way workshop
Margot MorrellMar 11, 20201 minShackleton's Way of Handling a CrisisIn the 1950s, Dr. Macklin described how Shackleton handled the crisis when a summer storm left Endurance trapped in a floating sea of ice...
Margot MorrellMar 10, 20201 minLeading Like Shackleton"Don't dwell on a problem, acknowledge that there is an issue and look for a solution. Discuss the challenge with employees and empower t...
Margot MorrellMar 10, 20201 minAboard EnduranceMarch 10, 1915 / Orde-Lees' Journal The temperature has gone up to +11 and it feels so warm that we are all enjoying ourselves in the ope...
Margot MorrellMar 10, 20201 minReading Shackleton's WayA couple of weeks ago, during a long-overdue organizing project, I realized I haven't read Shackleton's Way since 2004. So in the coming w...
Margot MorrellMar 9, 20201 minHow Do You Write a Book?In the winter of 1998, I was sitting at my desk at Fidelity Investments when the phone rang. The caller was Stephanie Capparell, an edito...
Margot MorrellFeb 27, 20201 minDoing the ImpossibleOTD in 1909, Shackleton was 33 miles from his waiting ship in the Ross Sea. When he set out to reach the South Pole in November, he left ...
Margot MorrellFeb 4, 20201 minCommunicating Effectively in today's world"Know your audience - anticipate their needs and knowledge and how your message will impact them. Be sure you are delivering the right me...
Margot MorrellFeb 4, 20201 minKeeping up Morale in today's world"Send Thank you emails / newsletters." Take-away from Shackleton's Way leadership program
Margot MorrellFeb 4, 20201 minLeading like Shackleton"He led, he did not drive." G. Vibert Douglas, geologist, Quest
Margot MorrellFeb 4, 20201 minLeading by Example in today's world"Think of yourself as a role-model." Take-away from a Shackleton's Way leadership program
Margot MorrellFeb 4, 20201 minMaintaining a Positive Attitude in today's world"Model a positive and cheerful attitude - even during stressful times of change." Take-away from a Shackleton's Way leadership program
Margot MorrellJan 5, 20201 minRemembering a LegendOTD in 1922, Sir Ernest Shackleton died at the age of 47 of a massive heart attack. The day before, he and his crew had arrived at South ...
We passed our first iceberg... Orde-Lees Journal, December 5, 1914 We have been ready to leave South Georgia for the last week but Sir Ernest has been waiting for the a...
"These qualities alone endear him..." Orde-Lees' commenting on Shackleton as a leader, July 7, 1915 Perhaps the most remarkable thing that may at once be said of him is that, ...
Leading through Challenges In the Introduction of Shackleton's Way (bottom of pg. 3 paperback), we mention the week the crew spent in the lifeboats - a horrific ord...
