There is much to be learned from the story of the Endurance crew and Shackleton’s leadership, historians say. Yet the rescue of all 28 members of the voyage has become one of history’s most stunning tales of human survival. He took part in four expeditions to Antarctica in his lifetime, during an era known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. One of those who set their sights on conquering the South Pole was an Irishman named Ernest Shackleton. Surrounded by thick sea ice and with winter temperatures dipping below -70 degrees Fahrenheit, it had an unforgiving terrain that made exploration a grueling endeavor and a test of will. In the early 20th century, Antarctica -the southernmost continent on Earth-remained one of the most unexplored regions of the world. “It’s a story that tells and shows us that we are capable of making the impossible possible.” Koehn, who did a case study about Shackleton’s leadership.
“This is a story about the triumph of the human spirit,” says Harvard Business School historian Nancy F. Today, as the global pandemic drags into its second winter, there is much to be learned from the story of the Endurance crew and Shackleton’s leadership, historians say. Yet the rescue of all 28 members of the voyage has become one of history’s most miraculous tales of human survival.
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