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The race to reach the South Pole between the British Robert F. Scott and the Norwegian Roald Amundsen in 1911 is a rare opportunity to compare “good leadership” with “bad leadership”.

The return of Sir Ernest Shackleton, yet another South Pole discoverer, back to Britain with his entire crew two years after losing his ship that got stuck in the ice, is another story that remains as a source of inspiration for the contemporary leaders.

The discovery journeys made to the South Pole were much like the ventures to discover new continents in the middle ages, to set foot on the moon in the 1960s and the current attempts to travel to Mars and Venus today. Understanding the aspirations of the people who dare undertake these extremely dangerous journeys and to form bridges between the problems they faced and today’s leaders will cause heightened awareness in the reader on the understanding of leadership and management.