Ernest Shackleton is probably the greatest mortal leader since Moses. Read Alfred Lansing's Endurance and you'll probably agree, although his greatest skill is

Ernest Shackleton is probably the greatest mortal leader since Moses. Read Alfred Lansing's Endurance and you'll probably agree, although his greatest skill is probably this: http://cbpowerandindustrial.wordpress.com/2013/03/20/the-uncanny-leadership-of-sir-ernest-shackleton/ http://cbpowerandindustrial.wordpress.com/2013/03/20/the-unc... I gave you an upvote for the description. Nice to know about that "human" side of him.