Leading at the Edge : Leadership Lessons from the Extraordinary Saga of Shackleton’s Antarctic Expedition

Author: Dennis N. T. Perkins; Margaret P. Holtman; Paul R. Kessler; Catherine McCarthy

Publication: AMACOM

Year: 2000

ISBN: 0814405436

Synopsis:

Stranded in the frozen sea for nearly two years, they endured extreme temperatures, hazardous ice, dwindling food, complete isolation, and perpetual blackness. Yet, despite the seemingly insurmountable obstacles, the group remained cohesive, congenial, and mercifully alive–a fact that speaks not just to luck but to an unparalleled feat in leadership. Now, for the first time ever, Leading at the Edge draws on this amazing story to reveal the power of effective organizational leadership under conditions of uncertainty, ambiguity, and rapid change. The book uncovers 10 lessons– complete with stirring examples from the Shackleton expedition, as well as contemporary business case studies of the strategies in action–on what it takes to be a great leader.

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