Timeless Leadership from Shackleton...
Timeless Leadership from Shackleton's Epic Antarctic Expedition
The Leadership at The Edge presentation recounts the saga of legendary Antarctic explorer, Ernest Shackleton.
On December 5, 1914, Shackleton and 27 men sailed from South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean aboard a wooden vessel named the Endurance. Their burning goal was to be the first to cross the Antarctic continent.
Forty five days after their departure, disaster struck. Endurance was beset by solid pack ice, and the expedition was trapped. For nearly two years, Shackleton and his crew were stranded in the icy sea. They endured unimaginable hardships: brutal cold, total darkness, aching thirst, gnawing hunger, constant danger, and utter desolation. Facing these challenges with astonishing good cheer, Shackleton and his crew returned, without loss of life, after 634 days in the Frozen South.
•How did Shackleton inspire his crew to such extraordinary levels of courage, unity, and commitment?
•The gripping presentation answers this question and reveals Ten Critical Strategies for Leadership at The Edge.
•The program highlights the power of effective leadership, and emphasizes Shackleton's role in the success of the Endurance expedition.