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

Preliminaries......Page 1
Contents......Page 5
Acknowledgments......Page 7
Preface......Page 11
The Shackleton Saga......Page 18
1 Vision and Quick Victories......Page 30
2 Symbolism and Personal Example......Page 44
3 Optimism and Reality......Page 55
4 Stamina......Page 71
5 The Team Message......Page 85
6 Core Team Values......Page 101
7 Conflict......Page 113
8 Lighten Up!......Page 128
9 Risk......Page 140
10 Tenacious Creativity......Page 154
11 Introduction to the Case Studies......Page 166
12 Business Communication Systems (AT&T/Lucent Technologies)......Page 170
13 Rice Health Systems......Page 183
14 Weyerhaeuser Company......Page 198
15 Malden Mills: Rising from the Ashes......Page 208
16 Learning to Lead at The Edge......Page 227
17 Epilogue: A Perspective on Success and Failure......Page 239
Resources......Page 244
Critical Leadership Skills Survey......Page 245
Your Leadership Expedition......Page 252
Your Leadership Expedition Map......Page 256
Further Readings from The Edge......Page 257
Notes......Page 260
Index......Page 270