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Sir Ernest Shackleton has been called "the greatest leader that ever came on God's earth, bar none" for saving the lives of the twenty-seven men stranded with him in the Antarctic for almost two years. Today the public can't get enough of this once-forgotten explorer, and his actions have made... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Shackleton: The world's greatest leader.
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- Dr. Macklin
- Scott
- Frank Hurley
- Mcneish
- Marston
- Ernest
- Mr. Cramer
- Leonard Hussey
- Mr. Larken
- Frank Wild
- Tom Crean
- Mr. Dale
- Lovell
- Emily
- Mr. O'neill
- Mr. Miller
- Vincent
- James Caird
- Amundsen
- H. R. Mill
- Mccarthy
- Dudley Docker
- Raymond Priestley
- Greenstreet
- Thomas Orde-lees
- Clark
- Mr. Danzig
- Wordie
- Walter How
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“Shackleton once summed up for a friend how he viewed life and leadership. “Some people say it is wrong to regard life as a game; I don't think so, life to me means the greatest of all games. The danger lies in treating it as a trivial game, a game to be taken lightly, and a game in which the rules don't matter much. The rules matter a great deal. The game has to be played fairly, or it is no game at all. And even to win the game is not the chief end. The chief end is to win it honourably and splendidly. To this chief end several things are necessary. Loyalty is one. Discipline is another. Unselfishness is another. Courage is another. Optimism is another. And chivalry is another.””
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“It was a moment hard to describe. Pain and ache, boat journeys, marches, hunger and fatigue seemed to belong to the limbo of forgotten things, and there remained only the perfect contentment that comes of work accomplished.”
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His brand of leadership instead values flexibility, teamwork, and individual triumph.
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a good boss could make the burden of work seem lighter, that refusing to use the best tools available unfairly burdens workers, and that one person could change an entire work environment.
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Shackleton faced many of the same problems encountered by managers today: bringing a diverse group together to work toward a common goal; handling the constant naysayer; bucking up the perpetual worrier; keeping the disgruntled from poisoning the atmosphere; battling boredom and fatigue; bringing order and success to a chaotic environment; working with limited resources.
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Shackleton judged his men's performance on two levels: doing the job well and proving loyalty. Loyalty was by far the more important.
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His tools were humor, generosity, intelligence, strength, and compassion.
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'The Boss,' as his men called him, built success on a foundation of camaraderie, loyalty, responsibility, determination, and— above all— optimism.
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They resent being managed and driven; they want to be inspired and led.
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Shackleton talked openly and frankly with the men about all aspects of the work. Scott put his team at risk to achieve his goals; Shackleton valued his men's lives above all else.
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Shackleton learned from past mistakes. Experience taught him the kind of leader he didn't want to be.
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The Boss was listening for enthusiasm and for subtle indications of their ability to be part of a team.
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WHEN ERNEST SHACKLETON WAS AT THE ZENITH OF HIS popularity as an explorer, he was invited back to his boys' school, Dulwich College in London, to present some academic honors.
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- Margot Morrell (Author)
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- Dewey: 658.4012
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