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Title: Shackleton


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Shackletons Way
  • Leadership Lessons From the Great Antarctic
    Explorer

Roger J. Jaffe June 7, 2006
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The Voyage
  • December 5, 1914 Endurance sets sail for
    Antarctic
  • January 18, 1915 Endurance gets stuck in pack
    ice
  • October 27, 1915 Men abandon ship crushed by
    ice pack
  • April 9, 1916 Lifeboats launched after 5 months
    in tents
  • April 24, 1916 Shackleton sets out on an 800
    mile sail with 2 men in a 22 ft. boat
  • May 10, 1916 Safe landing, rescue underway

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Lessons
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The Path to Leadership
  • Compassion and responsibility
  • Upbeat, positive environment
  • Turn setbacks and failures into advantage
  • Bold in vision, meticulous in planning
  • Learn from mistakes
  • Take the high road

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Hire an Outstanding Crew
  • Hire those who share your vision
  • Evaluate personality, values, and perspective on
    life in addition to past experience
  • Surround yourself with cheerful, optimistic
    people
  • Hire those with greater talents and expertise
    than your own
  • Spell out clearly the exact duties and
    requirements of the job
  • Equip employees with the best tools and equipment

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Get the Best from Each Individual
  • Healthy bodies and minds are more productive
  • Match the individual to the position
  • Give consistent feedback on performance
  • Strive for human as well as professional
    relationships
  • Reward individuals as well as groups
  • Be tolerant know individuals strengths and
    weaknesses and set reasonable expectations

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Lead Effectively in a Crisis
  • Communicate a plan of action and seek support
  • Keep malcontents close to you resist the
    instinct to avoid them
  • Defuse tension use humor to put people at ease
  • Let go of the past dont waste time on regrets
  • Seek advice and information from multiple sources
  • Be patient
  • Give people time to get used to the idea of an
    unpopular decision

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Form Teams for Tough Assignments
  • Self sufficient groups work best
  • Empower team leaders but keep an eye on details
  • Be self-sacrificing use the perks you can
    dispense
  • Show confidence in those acting in your stead
  • Never point out weaknesses of individuals in
    front of others

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Overcome Obstacles to Reach Goals
  • Go-for-broke risks become more acceptable as
    options narrow
  • Seek inspiration in enduring wisdom that has
    comforted and motivated you or others in times of
    crisis
  • Motivate your staff to be independent
  • Let your people inspire you
  • Make sure the whole job is done see the entire
    job, not just tasks, through to successful
    completion

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Leave a Legacy
  • Leadership is a fine thing, but it has its
    penalties. And the greatest penalty is
    loneliness.
  • Optimism is true moral courage.
  • The loyalty of your men is a sacred trust you
    carry. It is something which must never be
    betrayed, something you must live up to.
  • I have often marveled at the thin line which
    separates success from failure.
  • If youre a leader, a fellow that other fellows
    look to, youve got to keep going.

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