Leadership In Crisis Shackleton

to accompany them. The purpose of this expedition was to find a water route to the Pacific, to

Henry Hudson was an adventurous explorer. He started with a sponsorship from his native country England, but when that was not available he worked for the Dutch. Even though he was arrested for treason, because he was working for another country, he came back and was able to get hired by another English company. He was determined to find a quick northern passage to the east for the benefit of the trade industry. He faced many challenges in his travels. In the end, the toughest challenge he was not able to over come was his mutinous

A. Bad evaluation of circumstances and stubbornness instead of perseverance. Shackleton was ready to depart to Antarctica however; just when he was at South Georgia, local seamen warned him that he might get trapped and advised him to wait until next year. At this point he had the opportunity to make a decision and wait, but due to the compromises reached with his sponsors and the conditions in Britain getting in WWI he took a risk to go forth and as a result, underestimate the situation. This I can consider to be the main crisis.

Through Frederick Douglass’s, Sam Houston’s, and my own life, being fearless, determined, and dependable has helped us be great leaders. In all great leaders, character plays an important part, for it defines the way they will interact with people and situations. Leaders tend to have strong traits, courage and ambition, for example.

During the time of crossing the overland trail, many people instead chose to take the ship route which went around Cape Horn at the tip of South America. The points that we are given to keep in mind are:

In the article “Race to the Klondike”, the author goes in explicit detail about the mind-boggling challenges faced during the Gold Rush, including the treacherous journey. The travel was arguably the most gruelling part of the Gold Rush, the

Magellan was a better captain as a result of the difficulty of his journey and his navigational skills.

When Tarleton was in High School he did four sports; cricket, riding, tennis, and boxing. Him being an athletic person helped him and his troops in the military. He exhausted his finances through gambling, when he purchased a rank in the First Regiment of Dragoon Guards. His military career led him to adventure and more opportunities for advancement. He soon became known for his speed, daring and surprise.

(STATE THESIS) When it comes to the leading their respective teams, Ernest Shackleton and Reinhard Heydrich’s approaches to leadership could not be more contradictory. This is not to say that their differences make either of them a good or misleader. Each individual demonstrated qualities that would classify him in either category. However, it is ultimately the intentions of the leader and the presence of or complete disregard for humanity that categorizes each man where he falls.

To be an obsessive person, one must have a certain subject constantly on one’s mind or routines must be followed correctly and/or on time. The benefit for the Endurance’s crew to have an obsessive man as Shackleton was that he was ready for the unexpected, and his crew’s safety was the utmost important topic for him. With Shackleton’s obsessive nature, he made a very specific routine for the men to follow; at exactly 9:00 am, breakfast was served, at 1:00 pm, lunch was served, at 4:00 pm, tea was served, and at 6:00 pm, dinner was served. Between the meals, the men did chores such as, cleaning the ship and melting ice for drinking water. Such a precise and stringent following of a routine gave the men purpose and managed to keep the men from going stir crazy. The crew’s safety was on Shackleton’s mind from the moment everyone abandoned the Endurance. Shackleton stopped all unnecessary activities that posed a risk to crew safety; for example, he stopped Macklin and Greenstreet from paddling on an ice floe like children on a raft. Shackleton also commenced unpredicted safety drills for cracking of their ice floe–which could happen at any moment. Shackleton often didn’t sleep due to the fact that he worried about all the dangerous and potentially fatal situations that he and his crew

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

and, ?Let him who sails round Malea first make his will? (Barclay 1).? The best alterative for sea faring merchants and travelers, if their ship was small enough, was to set their boat on a platform and drag it across the four mile isthmus to the other side; or, if their ship was too large, disembark the cargo and carry it to the other side to be loaded onto another ship.? This short land trek saved mariners the journey of two hundred and two miles around Cape Malea (Barclay 2).?

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

Shackleton?s yearning to explore the Antarctic was born out of his desires to achieve the improbable and attain fame and notoriety (Morrell and Capparell 32). Both the Artic and the Antarctic remained unexplored in the first decade of the twentieth century, and the promises of celebrity, honor for one?s country, and possible wealth were the romantic rewards for the explorers of the day (28, 55).

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.