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Shackleton's Successful Failure: Lessons for the Academy.

Evan T Robinson¹, Gayle A Brazeau²

¹Creighton University, School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Omaha, NE, USA.

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|December 8, 2023

Summary

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This study explores leadership lessons from Ernest Shackleton's Endurance expedition, a "successful failure" where survival was key. His leadership attributes offer valuable insights for contemporary pharmacy and higher education leaders facing challenges.

Keywords:

Leadership Successful failure Teamwork

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Area of Science:

Leadership Studies
Organizational Behavior
Higher Education Administration

Background:

Leadership challenges in higher education and pharmacy are significant and ongoing.
Understanding how leaders learn and adapt is crucial for navigating turbulent times.
Ernest Shackleton's Endurance expedition serves as a unique case study in extreme leadership.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore leadership development by analyzing Ernest Shackleton's approach during the Endurance expedition.
To identify transferable leadership principles from Shackleton's survival journey for application in modern educational settings.
To examine how Shackleton's attributes, individual interactions, and crew culture management contributed to mission success.

Main Methods:

Qualitative analysis of historical accounts of the Endurance expedition.
Examination of Ernest Shackleton's leadership behaviors, attributes, and strategies.
Application of Shackleton's leadership principles to contemporary challenges in higher education and pharmacy.

Main Results:

The Endurance expedition, though failing its original goal, was a success in crew survival due to Shackleton's leadership.
Shackleton's leadership was characterized by resilience, adaptability, and a focus on crew well-being and morale.
Effective management of individual relationships and fostering a cohesive crew culture were critical to survival.

Conclusions:

Ernest Shackleton's leadership during the Endurance expedition provides a model for successful crisis management.
Lessons learned from Shackleton's expedition can inform leadership development in higher education and pharmacy.
Focusing on human elements like morale and individual care is vital for leadership success, even in failure.