I've just started watching 'Mr Selfridge' admittedly a little later than everyone else, so I'm a tad behind. But, in the episode I watched today, the famous Antarctic explorer: Sir Ernest Shackleton visits the store, and Mr Selfridge's son, asks him what makes a good leader, to which he replies (after a large period of thought):
"to bring my men in from the cold, each and every day."
Whilst I believe that it is a good definition for good leadership, could it not also be applied to friendship? Shackleton put the success of being the first person to reach the South Pole, below that of his men, ensuring that none of them died. But I wonder, how often do I priorities my own personal success above that of investing in my friendships? How often do I say a 'joke' at the cost of a friend? Or even worse, a snide comment meant to knock them down. Because, for the sake of the metaphor, every time I do that I leave them out in the cold. And how can that be described as friendship?
