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1. The primary questions and issues you debated and discussed (ie. what did your team think was most relevant about the case?).

Issues discussed:
• Impetuous hiring process
o One member commented
 He didn't have a set of hiring criteria.
 Hired crew based on instinct and previously worked together in the past
 Due to lack of time had 5000 applicants but didn't review all of them.
o Other members thought it was a well rounded approach
 Separated into 3 groups and only focused on the best group
 Looked for humor
 Required significant mental strength for what was ahead
• Failures in planning and initial execution of the expedition:
o Chose the Weddell Sea to deposit crew, where other expeditions resulted in failure due to conditions.
o Reservations about ship used, because of overweight stern.
o Taking sled dogs without a trainer, when Shackelton and his crew were unskilled with sleds.
o Ignored warnings regarding ice flows.
• Shackelton......

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