From an interview that Shackleton biographer James Fisher conducted with Frank Worsley's widow in the 1950s:
Jean Worsley: "He did always emphasize that the Boss always thought of his men before he thought of himself. He was most insistent upon that. And he used to say how wonderful it was that he never lost a man under his leadership, and he would say it wasn’t only luck, but it was good leadership."
This is an interesting riff from store-keeper Thomas Orde-Lees on how Shackleton led his team through the horrific six-day boat journey to Elephant Island... “Practically ever since we had first start
“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
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 - Getting the Best from Each Individual... Orde-Lees had sciatica