Aboard Endurance | March 13, 1915
Margot: Note that in the crisis, Shackleton has ordered the ship rearranged to prepare for winter. In Orde-Lees' journal entry, we see...
SHACKLETON'S WAY
Leadership lessons from the great antarctic explorer
Shackleton's Way
Margot Morrell
- Mar 12, 2020
Leading Through a Crisis
When crisis strikes, immediately address your staff. Take charge of the situation, offer a plan of action, ask for support and show...
Margot Morrell
- Mar 12, 2020
Shackleton'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 Morrell
- Mar 11, 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 10, 2020
Leading 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...
Margot Morrell
- Mar 10, 2020
Aboard Endurance
March 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...
Margot Morrell
- Mar 10, 2020
Reading Shackleton's Way
A 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...
Margot Morrell
- Mar 9, 2020
How 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...
Margot Morrell
- Feb 27, 2020
Doing the Impossible
OTD 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 Morrell
- Feb 4, 2020
Communicating 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...
Margot Morrell
- Feb 4, 2020
Keeping up Morale in today's world
"Send Thank you emails / newsletters." Take-away from Shackleton's Way leadership program
Margot Morrell
- Feb 4, 2020
Leading like Shackleton
"He led, he did not drive." G. Vibert Douglas, geologist, Quest
Margot Morrell
- Feb 4, 2020
Leading by Example in today's world
"Think of yourself as a role-model." Take-away from a Shackleton's Way leadership program
Margot Morrell
- Feb 4, 2020
Maintaining 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 Morrell
- Jan 5, 2020
Remembering a Legend
OTD 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...
Margot Morrell
- Dec 20, 2019
Keeping Up Morale Aboard Endurance
"Had a great football game on floe." Worsley's Journal, December 20, 1914 Leadership Lesson: Do your part to help create an upbeat...
Margot Morrell
- Dec 9, 2019
Why Shackleton?
Why would anyone use an obscure Antarctic explorer as a leadership model? Let me give you four reasons... 1 / How often do you find a...
Margot Morrell
- Dec 8, 2019
"Endurance baptizes her bows"
Hurley's Journal, December 7, 1914 "Numerous tabular bergs observed, and sight the cloud-shrouded and snow-mantled peaks of the Sandwich...
Margot Morrell
- Dec 8, 2019
Sunday morning aboard Endurance...
Worsley's Journal, November 15, 1914 Light airs Low misty clouds floating in from seaward obscured mountains then turned to drizzling...
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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
