Martin Gutmann

"We confuse a good story for good leadership."

"Shackleton was a tenacious man, no doubt, but his is a captivating story fit for Hollywood. But it is not a story fit to draw leadership lessons from."

"The leaders we celebrate are the leaders we learn from. In other words, appearing to be a good leader rather than actually being one is the path to fame and promotion today."

"Good leaders boast a mastery of their environment, a mastery gained by dedicated study, self-reflection, and a tenacious gathering of experience."

"We have to learn to ignore the captains of crisis, the Shackletons, those who are lurching from one dramatic circumstance to another."