Review all the resources outlined for this assignment below, and then address the following questions and topics. Make sure you do not simply summarize the expedition, but rather you should reflect on Shackleton as a leader:
Why do many people contend Shackleton was an effective leader? Give specific examples to support your stance from the resources you have reviewed, including what leadership characteristics he exhibited.
Of the Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership you have reviewed so far in this course, as outlined in The Leadership Challenge, explain which practices Shackleton displayed effectively.
-Explain the importance of Shackleton’s searching for opportunities to better the situation for his crew.
-What risks did Shackleton take? What were the results?
-Overall, what did you learn about effective leaders such as Gene Kranz and Martin Lurther King Jr.
Resources:
Butler, G. (Director). (2001). Shackleton’s Antarctic Adventure [Motion picture]. USA: WGBH Giant-Screen Films. Retrieved from:
Shackletons Antarctic Adventure( atravessando a Antártida) (Links to an external site.)
Kouzes, J.M., & Posner, B.Z. (2017). The leadership challenge: How to make extraordinary things happen in organizations (6th ed.). Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Chapters 3-12 inclusive.
The Shackleton expedition. (2018). Retrieved November 3, 2018, from the markofaleader.com:
https://www.youtube.com/embed/y9ufx9KGyUQ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
For the last portion of your paper, where you reflect on your learning from effective leaders, you may use first person pronouns (I, my). For the rest of the paper, please stay in third person with your pronouns (as this is an APA standard for academic papers).
