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The Ravi Verma Show

What modern leaders can learn from Ernest Shackleton.

Season 1, Ep. 9


Sir Ernest Shackleton and his endurance expedition, taught overcoming adversity through great leadership, he was a great model for leadership. There are many leadership lessons in his endurance expedition.


Listen to Shivani Sharma and I as we discuss about the expedition stories and draw parallel to how we apply these techniques.


Here is a quick 35 min course from Harvard Business School : https://info.online.hbs.edu/free-leadership-lesson-part-1?_ga=2.20340145.827247769.1600872185-426194271.1600872185&_gac=1.40027798.1600872185.EAIaIQobChMI1-34xcH_6wIVRdbACh1sUAakEAAYASAAEgL5h_D_BwE


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