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Leadership expert Dennis N.T. Perkins reveals how Shackleton's vision, actions, and philosophy of leadership provide a compass to executives and managers in today's climate of fierce competition, economic uncertainty, and constant change. Perkins, President Of A Business Consulting Group, Cites Critical Moments In Shackleton's 1914 Antarctic Expedition To Illustrate Ten Strategies To Improve Individual And Organizational Performance In The Present Business Environment. Annotation C. Book News, Inc., Portland, Or (booknews.com). Shackleton Saga -- Part One: Ten Strategies For Leading At The Edge -- Vision And Quick Victories: Never Lose Sight Of The Ultimate Goal, And Focus Energy On Short-term Objectives -- Symbolism And Personal Example: Set A Personal Example With Visible, Memorable Symbols And Behaviors -- Optimism And Reality: Instill Optimism And Self-confidence, But Stay Grounded In Reality -- Stamina: Take Care Of Yourself: Maintain Your Stamina And Let Go Of Guilt -- Team Message: Reinforce The Team Message Constantly: We Are One-we Live Or Die Together -- Core Team Values: Minimize Status Differences And Insist On Courtesy And Mutual Respect -- Conflict: Master Conflict-deal With Anger In Small Doses, Engage Dissidents, And Avoid Needless Power -- Lighten Up! Find Something To Celebrate And Something To Laugh About -- Risk: Be Willing To Take The Big Risk -- Creativity: Never Give Up-there's Always Another Move -- Part Two: Case Studies In Leading At The Edge -- Introduction To The Case Studies -- Business Communication Systems (at & T/lucent Technologies): Back To The Future -- Rice Health Systems: Healing A Sick Organization -- Weyerhaeuser Company: Transforming A Culture -- Malden Mills: Rising From The Ashes -- Part Three: Continuing Your Expedition -- Learning To Lead At The Edge -- Epilogue: A Perspective On Success And Failure -- Part Four: Resources For Leading At The Edge Resources -- Critical Leadership Skills Survey -- Your Leadership Expedition: A Personal Development Plan -- Your Leadership Expedition Map. Dennis N.t. Perkins ... [et Al.]. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 247-260) And Index. Part adventure story, part leadership guide, this intriguing book examines Shackleton's legendary Antarctic expedition through the lens of business--to reveal a set of powerful strategies for corporate leaders. In the chronicles of extraordinary adventures and against-the-odds survival, nothing compares to the story of Sir Ernest Shackleton and his team of South Pole explorers. 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. Readers learn how to: Set a personal example with vivid symbols and behaviors Instill optimism while staying grounded in reality Reinforce the team message constantly Find something to celebrate and something to laugh about Have the courage to take big risks, and more. For managers and executives who feel stressed out or stretched thin, these memorable strategies will help bring order to chaos--and success in the face of the most daunting adversity. 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 "In 1914, the intrepid explorer Ernest Shackleton boarded the Endurance with his team of seamen and scientists, intent upon crossing the unexplored Antarctic continent. What happened in the two years between their departure and their final, improbable rescue has rarely been matched in the annals of survival: a ship crushed by expanding pack ice ... a crew stranded on the floes of the frozen Weddell Sea ... two perilous journeys in open boats across a raging Southern Ocean ... a team marooned on the wild, forlorn Elephant Island, stretched to the limits of human endurance.". "Leading at the Edge is the first book to translate this remarkable story through the lens of business - to reveal 10 lessons on what it takes to be a great leader. Complete with gripping survival accounts, contemporary business case studies of the principles in action, and practical guidelines for implementing the strategies, these powerful lessons will help you reach new heights in individual and organizational performance."--BOOK JACKET. Leaders who take their organizations to The Edge must channel energy toward two equally important goals.