Endurance, Leadership, Attitude, And Perseverance

Captain Scott’s exploration began with the scene of his four men’s Oates, Bowers, Wilson, and Evans crossing the Antarctic on foot, dragging along a one-thousand-pound sled with them. While their competitor, Amundsen was much faster in the race by using sled dogs, later slaughtering them when they 're no longer in good used. Scott refuses the aid of dogs, as he perceives it to be barbaric. Each of Scott’s men has a different personality, bringing life to the play. Oates is a hardened soldier, while Bowers keeps the men on their feet with his optimism, Wilson plays important roles, as he’s the doctor and Evans is the largest and strongest of the five men. However, Evan was the first one to fall.

Shipwreck at the Bottom of the Worldvividly recreates one of the most extraordinary adventure stories in history. In August 1914, Ernest Shackleton and 27 men sailed from England in an attempt to become the first team of explorers to cross the Antarctic continent from one side to the other. Five months later and still 100 miles from land, their ship,Endurance, became trapped. The expedition survived an Antarctic winter in the icebound ship, then, afterEndurancesank, five months camped on the ice followed by a perilous boat journey through storms and icebergs to remote and unvisited Elephnat Island, 600 miles from Cape Horn. From there, their only hope was for someone to fetch help. In a dramatic climax to this amazing survival story, Shackleton

In Endurance Shackleton's Incredible Voyage, Alfred Lansing recounts the tale of one of the greatest successes of the Twentieth Century. Ironically, Lansing's detailed account of the 1915 Trans-Antarctic Expedition illuminates the stark reality that Sir Ernest Shackleton's expedition did not fulfill its goal. In fact, the expedition never even set foot upon the continent that they had intended to cross. The outstanding success of that motley crew of adventurers was in their ability to endure the harsh Antarctic climate. Despite having their ship crushed by an ice cap, spending the dark Antarctic winter hopelessly alone, suffering through a stormy voyage in

Shackleton, the star of the novel ‘Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World’ was a very good leader, but what were three characteristics he could use for different occasions? He did show many different characteristics, but the best three I chose are Dauntless as well as Allegiance and don’t forget about Lively. Showing characteristics are always fun, but when you show good characteristics it’s even better. Shackleton is a prime example of showing good characteristics. “They could not linger in their cave all winter, dining on seal meat and toasting their feet at a driftwood fire. The men on Elephant Island were still counting on them.” The significance of this quote is so important because it shows that Shackleton does have loyalty to these guys. This man would not stop talking about his adventures in the south and kept on going back. This is an important topic to talk about because it may show others to be more like him and bring the good from inside them out just like Shackleton and his Dauntless, Allegiance, and Lively characteristics.

For an exemplary leader, what is one of the highest compliments that you could ever receive? Sir Ernest Shackleton was a British explorer who–after failing to reach the Southern Pole first–wanted to be the first to ever accomplish a trans–Antarctic expedition. On October 27th, 1915 Shackleton’s boat–the Endurance–was crushed by the pressure of the melting Antarctic ice; leaving Shackleton and his crew stranded in the Antarctic. On August 30th, 1916 after a treacherous one and a half years of living in the Antarctic and surrounding islands, Shackleton and his crew were rescued following an unimaginable story of survival. The qualities of leadership Shackleton exhibited that resulted in the survival of him and his crew were, having certain

Shackleton was the most essential part to the whole expedition. He is also often called “the Boss.” This just shows how much the men look up to him, because what the Boss says, goes. Shackleton is constantly trying to look after his men, after

“Worsley and Shackleton had known for months that it was their only hope.” (92) Undeniably, the journey was an arduous one. “For Worsley, navigating had ceased to be a science and had turned into a kind of sorcery.” (98) He was only able to get a sight of the sun four times during the entire journey. Huge waves bore down.

Sir shackleton was a great leader of his expedition. He did a lot of good things on his expedition with his crew. Getting them through all the conflict and problems that they did endure while on that expedition. He held his men together under terrible conditions. What him and his crew did was one of the most incredible feats of survival ever recorded. Some of the person vs nature conflict that went through on this journey is the ship was moving very very slow once they got to the Antarctic because they had to sail through rough waters and sail around massive icebergs. They were also surrounded by ice for miles and miles Shackleton was scared that they couldn't cross the continent because of all of it. When his crew ran out of food that they brought they had to hunt seals and penguins. The pressured ice and winds blew the ship over so shackleton had to make the decision to abandon the ship and go on foot.

Ernest Shackleton had unfailing faith and optimism. To survive for 21 months in the harsh weather with practically clothes or food, one has to believe in something. Ernest influenced his men with optimism and faith and that is what led them to safety and boosted their morale during the expedition. Part of leadership is all having undying faith to overcome any obstacle.

Ernest was known as an explorer and he was honored with Knighthood. He wanted to be the first to reach the South Pole, but R. Amundsen conquered it before Shackleton; in spite of two prior attempts. He was confident in his abilities but was unsettled in many aspects of life. He was always looking for a better or faster way of doing things. He controlled his moods and emotion even during his most difficult times of the Endurance Expedition. Not much has been said about his humility, but he didn’t like to be wrong nor be questioned on decisions he made. This trait kept order and prevented a mutiny but as leader one needs be humble and willing to show their weaknesses. On the Endurance Journey, there was an occasion that he didn’t sleep for days nor change clothes for over a week. He was stressed, but would never openly admit it to his men. Shackleton’s emotional intelligence would have be one of his strongest traits

The topic of this leadership case study is Ernest Shackleton. This paper will identify the development of Shackleton's leadership skills, provide examples and reflections of his abilities, and relate how he played an essential role in one of history's greatest survival stories. This study of Shackleton's leadership is set loosely within the framework of the five practices of exemplary leadership set forth in The Leadership Challenge by Kouzes and Posner, and will focus on the benefits produced by his management of team morale and unity (13).

The topic of leadership is historically one of the most widely researched when it comes to explorations of organizational behavior. The success of any institution or organization is pegged on the quality of its leadership because it is the determining factor on the pattern and speed at which it achieves its growth goals. Leaders are responsible for steering an organization toward its goal by mobilizing resources (both human and material) and maximizing their efficiency. The key deliverables for many leaders include employee well-being, teamwork, adherence to organizational processes and procedures, innovation, crisis

1. Ernest Shackleton, acting as captain of the Endurance, demonstrated incredible leadership. There were several elements. The first is that he provided inspiration, even during difficult times. The crew faced numerous challenges while it was trapped in the ice, and on Elephant Island. During these challenges, Shackleton was able to provide inspirational leadership that kept the spirits of the crew member up. This was important, because negative morale in a life or death situation usually means death. So Shackleton's ability to provide positive morale was critical to the survival of him and his crew.

The case study examined Ernest Shackleton and his Antarctic exploration with his ship the Endurance. This expedition took place in 1915 and was set to cross the continent from sea to sea. Shackleton was aiming to sail the boat through the Weddell Sea and then take his men to the Ross Sea on the opposite side of the continent, therefore making it a 1500 mile journey for the

As I trudged bleakly through the double doors, slowly sitting down in my seat, and listened as the cushion deflated underneath me, I wondered whether I could just go back to my dorm and sleep. Thoughts ran through my light-headed brain, all I could really think about had to do with tissues, and lots of water to mask my hideous cough. I hated being sick, especially during school. Nevertheless, I still went to every one of my classes, even if I felt horrible. I always told myself during times when I felt like giving up, just one more hour, just one more day. Just like me, thousands of people went through similar situations, but the way they respond to them showed their own personal perspectives.