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    Ernest Shackleton 1. Was Shackleton a leader or an entrepreneur? How effective was he? During his entire life Shackleton has displayed an amazing mix of abilities that belong both to leaders and entrepreneurs. Nowadays‚ we may fail to see that behind a leader there are many people working for him or for his vision. One may call these people entrepreneurs. They are able to perform difficult task starting from scratch‚ but they usually lack a vision of their own‚ or at least they lack a vision

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    Shackletons Way

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    SHACKLETON’S WAY Earnest Shackleton‚ was the leader of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition. He showed great leadership in the choosing‚ leading and saving his crew of 27 men. Shackleton led his men with strength and respect. He had a great ability to display the strength of each individual man‚ while leading them as a team. In choosing his crew‚ he not only looked at the work that they would do‚ but also how they would get along with the rest of the men. In the toughest circumstances‚ it

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    in Crisis: Ernest Shackleton and the Epic Voyage of the Endurance 1. Was Ernest Shackleton a good leader? What were his personality traits and leadership styles? If he were living in modern times would he be a success as an entrepreneur or as a senior executive in a corporation? Why or why not? Ernest Shackleton was one of the greatest leaders of all time. His leadership and motivation were the driving forces behind the survival of his crew in their Antarctic journey. Shackleton displayed many personality

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    Shackleton as a Leader Sir Ernest Shackleton was a polar explorer who made history due to unwavering determination and solid leadership skills. From the very beginning of the expedition‚ Shackleton showed signs of becoming a leader like no other. He was described as having towering ambitions as well as boundless optimism‚ and he had the crew’s unshakable confidence (Swaoffard & Butler‚ 2001). People were drawn to Shackleton because he was an explorer whose dream was to cross the entire Antarctic

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    Shackleton Moral Challenge

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    Earnest Shackleton: Moral Challenge Earnest Shackleton‚ leader of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition showed great moral leadership in the choosing‚ leading and ultimate saving of his crew of 27 men. Shackleton led his men with strength and respect. He had a great ability to showcase the strength of individual men‚ while leading them as a team. In choosing his crew‚ he not only looked at the work that they would do‚ but also how they would interact with the rest of the men. In the most trying

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    Ernest Shackleton demonstrated great qualities of a leader during the trying time of the voyage. Even though‚ Shackleton is considered the core problem of the case study there were some moments where he did showcase himself as a leader. There are three leadership qualities that Shackleton seemed to use on the expedition‚ and those three are: delegation‚ commitment‚ and keeping a positive attitude. Each of these had a role in the outcome of Shackleton’s leadership skills‚ and these three skills were

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    Leadership in Crisis Ernest Shackleton and the Epic Voyage of the Endurance aFriendInNeed Situation Overview: Shackleton sailed with 27 men from South Georgia Island on a British Polar expedition into South Atlantic aboard the ship called Endurance. The south pole had been recently reached in 1911. The goal of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition was to become the first explorers to land on the Antarctic continent as well as cross it. The original plan was to sail Endurance through

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    Ernest Shackleton set out on October twenty-sixth‚ 1914‚ prepared for an incredible journey. He was going to cross the antarctic‚ which was obviously going to be an amazing trip‚ which it was. It did not‚ however‚ go as expected. Their ship the Endurance was trapped in the ice‚ and crushed. For the next three years‚ they were trapped on the ice‚ alive only so long as they had the will to survive. Through this experience‚ Ernest Shackleton learned that to live he needed perseverance‚ positivity‚ and

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    It will include a brief outline of Shackleton’s expedition‚ followed by the two main types of leadership which he displayed before then looking more in depth at how Shackleton led up until he reached elephant island through the interpersonal development of his men and the decisions he made as a leader. Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton‚ was born on the 15th February 1874 and died on the 5th January 1922 and was an Anglo-Irish polar explorer. His first experience of the Polar Regions was as third officer

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    I. Introduction Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton‚ a British explore‚ was born in Kilkee‚ County Kildare‚ Ireland on February 15th‚ 1874. His family moved to London when he was 10 years old. At the age of 16‚ he dropped out from school to join the Merchant Marines‚ the youngest age to join the service at time. In 1898‚ Shackleton became a qualified master and a sub-lieutenant in the Royal Naval Reserve in 1901. Yearning for adventure and fame‚ in 1901 he applied for a position in Robert Falcon Scott

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