"Shackelton was a man clearly of his time, but a man also clearly living before his time.
He combined the prophetic and priestly functions of leadership. He reached out to where his crew was (priest) and reached out to where his crew was not but needed to go (prophetic).
He could 'tell it like it is,' but was
willing to tell it like it was not but ought to be. Reaching people where they are is how leaders form relationships. But reaching people where they are not is how leaders form hope for 'what you can be' and help construct an imaginary toward which people can direct their steps. If 'what is' is not seen in light of 'what ought to be,' if the priestly isn't built on the prophetic, what comes forth is the therapeutic."-Sweet, p, 22
Since Leonard Sweet
draws from the story of Ernest Shackelton (some call him "the greatest leader") 's Antarctic expedition in our textbook,here below are some video clips to complement your reading/experience of that story. I have also posted links to several Shackelton articles under "Helpful Websites" on the left hand column of this site. Enjoy!
A young man's school report on Shackelton:
Trailer for "The Endurance," movie about Shackelton:
Actual pictures of Shackelton and the expedition:
Basic story of Shackelton and the Endurance:
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