Great leaders know when to cut the losses, admit they made an error of judgement, and move on. The act of abandonment gives a tremendous sense of relief to the leader, it stops the past haunting the future. Be flexible in tactics Preston, Diana (1997). A First Rate Tragedy: Captain Scott's Antarctic Expeditions. London: Constable & Co. ISBN 0-09-479530-4. The best thing about this book was the font in which it was printed. Versailles. It was beautiful and so airy and easy to read. But enough about that. Main article: Voyage of the James Caird Launching the James Caird from the shore of Elephant Island, 24 April 1916

Wheeler, Sara (2001). Cherry: A life of Apsley Cherry-Garrard. 2001: Jonathan Cape. ISBN 0-224-05004-4. {{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location ( link) Wild left the planning to the boss and focused on maintaining a happy and friendly nature no matter what prevailed. 3Show an abundance of positive energy The capacity to go-go-go with healthy vigour and an upbeat attitude The bad news was never unexpected.The Boss always canvassed the men when the likely options were unpleasant. Walkabout everyday His selection of crews for the three life boats took account of the dynamics of the friendships, the seamanship and finally the state of the boats.

2     Recruiting your team with care

Being focused on the fitness and health of the team he devised many activities on the ice flow to keep the team in good health. Cross train and rotate teams to develop staff

Ken Blanchard’s book “the Secret” neatly records that a leader exists to serve others rather than be one who is served to. Maintaining your humility From there a small party, including himself, would set out on the first crossing of the continent, ultimately arriving at the Ross Sea, south of New Zealand, where another group would be waiting for them, having laid depots of food and fuel along the way. Insider’s take – You’ll have the privilege of learning from someone who knows her or his topic inside-out. Applicable – You’ll get advice that can be directly applied in the workplace or in everyday situations. Whilst the Boss loved the lime light, enjoyed the public adoration and the attention from the fairer sex, he was very humble when communicating to his team, knowing that through humility greatness can be achieved. 10Finding and nurturing a safe havenWhile the rating tells you how good a book is according to our two core criteria, it says nothing about its particular defining features. Therefore, we use a set of 20 qualities to characterize each book by its strengths: He maintained a sense of humour even when all looked lost. The Boss’s sense of humour was always to the fore. He was the life and sole of the group. He was constantly looking for ways to maintain morale. As Tom Peters says about bad times “I can say with conviction and confidence that ‘this is when it gets fun’ for talented and imaginative leaders.” 2Recruiting your team with care Invest time to recruit well The Boss avoided public fights. He said only positive words about crew members when expressing an opinion in public knowing that one day he would need their support. Informal one-to-one communication

At about 7.40pm the same day the same two groups were seen by a bus driver travelling near Gallions Reach DLR station.

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Solid. A helpful and/or enlightening book, in spite of its obvious shortcomings. For instance, it may offer decent advice in some areas while being repetitive or unremarkable in others. Endurance departed from South Georgia for the Weddell Sea on 5 December, heading for Vahsel Bay. As the ship moved southward navigating in ice, first-year ice was encountered, which slowed progress. Deep in the Weddell Sea, conditions gradually grew worse until, on 19 January 1915, Endurance became frozen fast in an ice floe. [88] The Boss was the master of conflict resolution: he avoided emotional outbursts. He would gently point out the reason why it should be a done a different way.He would only tell staff off in private. His reputation was burnished when historical figures became popular in leadership course programmes – including at the National Maritime Museum where he was part of the 2007 Leading Lives A-Level Business Studies course.