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Ep.542 Ernest Shackleton Killed the Mission Before It Killed His Team
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- Good Morning, Money!
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- Aug 31, 2026
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- 77
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Summary
Most leaders become dangerously attached to the plan they started with. Ernest Shackleton set out to cross Antarctica, but when Endurance became trapped and ultimately crushed by the ice, the original mission became irrelevant. His objective changed completely: get every man home alive. In today’s episode, we break down why refusing to abandon a failing strategy can turn ambition into disaster, and why elite leadership sometimes means killing the old goal, separating ego from sunk costs, and ...