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Irish explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, second from left, on board the vessel Nimrod upon its return voyage from the British Antarctic Expedition after reaching a point 97 miles from the South Pole, a record at the time, in 1909. (Spencer Arnold Collection/Getty Images)

Martin Gutmann: Our enduring love of Ernest Shackleton exposes false ideas of leadership

December 13, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Our obsession with the Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton is emblematic of a problematic tendency: that of celebrating brash leaders.