Undeniable Courage
ImpactErnest Shackleton
Get your people home.
In 1915, Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance was crushed by Antarctic ice, leaving all 28 men stranded. They camped on drifting ice, then used lifeboats to reach Elephant Island. Shackleton and five others made an 800-mile open-boat journey to South Georgia to find help. The remaining 22 men were rescued in August 1916. All 28 survived.
The Lesson
The measure of a leader is the people who make it through with them.
Reflection
Who needs you to lead through uncertainty?
Go further
- The Check 01 · What are you actually building on?
- Run It Back 01 · Eric Liddell: Gold was not the finish line.
Sources: Royal Museums Greenwich · James Caird Society
Built on Him. Built to become.