Shackleton Leadership Style and its Relevance in Contemporary Business Organizations

Individual Case Study
Analysis

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................4
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
References:.......................................................................................................................................7
INTRODUCTION
There are various challenges faced by the management in the present scenario, such as change in
technological advancements , various market trends, preferences of the consumers, needs of the

clients, economic conditions, etc. All these elements affects the business activities such as sales
and profitability of the business organization. The business environment is changing with a great
pace and the total elimination of the risk factors is not possible. Only anticipation of risks and
adopting various appropriate methods can reduce the probability of the negative impact on the
business. In terms of achieving the desired goal of the business, the organization is required to
undertake the Shackleton style of leadership. It also helps in enhancing the performance of the
business enterprise(Anttila and Jussila, 2021).
This report will discuss about the Shackleton leadership style along with the important lessons
which could be learned from the article in relation of the contemporary business organization in
crises. It further evaluates the organization situation that is relatable to the leadership and provide
the suggestions in order to improve the performance and increasing the worth.
MAIN BODY
According to the article which is being stated in the report, the Shackleton style of leadership is
one of the most suitable style in which a leader learns how to manage the team in an effective
manner so that the business organization can yield more profits. It also helps in generating
positivity and a sense of encouragement among the employees which ensures coordination and
cooperation between the members of the team in order to perform the various tasks. It could be
observed from the article how efficiently Shackleton has developed the leadership qualities by
adopting a particular style and made their team work with skill fullness and motivation. It also
helped in developing the interest of the employees to perform a specific work. Shackleton was
also known for the contribution that is made by him by becoming a guarded leader and a great
adventurer who lead the team to cross Antarctica in order to accomplish the goal of the team of
exploring Antarctica. Shackleton has created history by becoming the first to cross Antarctica by
leading the team. It requires a lot of courage to take this kind of step (Daniel, Henley and Anwar,
2019). It could only done by imbibing certain leadership qualities in oneself. A good leader is
one who posses the sense of sincerity and accountability along with the consistency of mind in
order to deal with different obstructions that will going to come in their way while achieving the
desired goal. A team leader in terms of making the team to work for accomplishing some
mission, must provide with all the necessary resources and instruments that are important to
reach to the coveted aim or target. First of all, the efforts are required to be shown by the team