Shackleton’s Way, M. Morrell & S. Capparell
Sir Earnest Shackleton was one of the greatest explorers and leaders of men in the 20th Century. In 1914 Shackleton organised an expedition team to the Antarctic, when their ship the Endurance became wrecked he led the 27 strong team through a two-year long harrowing fight for their survival. Despite finding himself stranded 1200 miles from any form of communication and with no hope of rescue he led all of his team on a 800 mile trip to safety. The fact that all of his team survived is now recognized as evidence to Shackleton’s superb leadership skills.
In Shackleton’s Way Margot Morrell and Stephanie Capparell (an historian and a journalist) draw on a wealth of archive material about the expedition, contemporary business understanding and short accounts from modern business leaders who look to Shackleton as an inspiration. This analysis provides a wealth of guidance for leaders and would-be leaders trying to survive in today’s business environment.
The reader will learn how to:
- Manage crises with limited personnel and resources.
- Overcome obstacles and reach goals.
- Develop a leadership style and lead by personal example.
- Select and recruit new staff and organise them into united teams.
- Develop individual team member’s talent.
- Form teams to deal with the toughest tasks.
For those of you who would like to know a little more about the man a link has been attached to a popular dramatization of the expedition and the trek for survival.
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