Rating: 4.0/5 Stars
Rank: 28314

The ability of Shackleton and the clear principles that he believed in management and how to treat staff/ team members are definitely unmatched in our moderm world.

Obviously, the modern world CEOs are mostly lacked the Shackleton's unselfish and self-sacrificing in their benefit/package, developing individual talent for the staff,and never point out the weaknessess of individuals in front of others, etc.

A great explorer who can save the life of whole crew in the 1914-17 without the modern equipment in Antarcitc.

The writing of this book will NOT make you feel excited at all, actually, it's 90% in a documentary form.

It quoted all the time the diaries of the crew, however these provided a direct support of Shackleton's way of leadership and management.

The writers were lucky in finding such a colourful Shackleton to write, who indeed has a lot of legacies to be shared with us, otherwise it's a very boring book!

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5.	From the last place on Earth to first place in leadership
	(Middletown, DE USA) March 8, 2001 - 5.0/5 stars
	PBS did a series some years ago based on Roland Huntford's stupendous The Last Place on Earth--the Race for the South Pole. Not only was it an exhaustive study of why Scott failed and Amundsen prevailed, but it also dealt... read full review
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6.	Sir Shackleton, a true leader and great Antarctic explorer!
	(Central, Hong Kong) July 2, 2001 - 5.0/5 stars
	A strongly recommended book for people seeking to find a model of great "leader" and a case study on "crisis management".The ability of Shackleton and the clear principles that he believed in management... read full review
7.	Unique Business Book
	(New York, NY) February 22, 2001 - 5.0/5 stars
	As a person who just started my own company and a huge history buff, I found this book a perfect blend of my two interests. Shackleton is a hero and one of the best leaders of all time. I loved reading about his expedition... read full review

Editorials

	Amazon.com
	The explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton has recently become the legendary character at the center of a renewed fascination with the early days of Antarctic exploration. Though not the most renowned explorer of his day, nor even... read full editorial
	From Publishers Weekly
	The heroism of British explorer Ernest ShackletonDbest known for his failed 1914 Antarctic expedition in which he saved his 27-member crew from perishing under harrowing conditions for more than two yearsDhas been chronicled... read full editorial
	Book Info
	Lessons in leadership, based on the leadership principles used by Sir Ernest Shackleton from 1914-1916 to preserve himself and the lives of his crew as they were stranded on an Arctic ice flow. Shows how to apply that kind... read full editorial

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