Leading on the Edge
Extraordinary Stories and Leadership Insights from the World's Most Extreme Workplace

Thoroughly enjoyed the mix of story telling with instruction throughout this book. The author describes her career path and reflects on the year she ran a research station in Antarctica. It is funny, inspiring and educational. She has particularly nailed the skill of applying her situations and reve......more

It is not every day that you read about a high school friend’s adventures in Antarctica! (Rachael and I met when we were in the same Year 8 class, and we had an intimidating but hilarious homeroom teacher… but that’s another story). It was an eye opener to read of her time as a Station Leader, and h......more

Rachael tells an absolutely amazing story about a year in the most remote, isolated continent, with good grace, humour and practical introspection. This book is a thoughtful blend of narrative and leadership advice, with personal journal extracts throughout the book balancing the "lessons learnt" su......more

A friend recommended Leading on the Edge to me. I was very interested to see how Rachael approached leadership in an environment that is dangerous and where the distinctions between home and the workplace are not able to be easily separated. Rachael’s conversational style took me on a unique journey......more

Rachel Robertson, One Aussies who upped the ladder pronto, then write her handbook on managing and leading. Note: if you’re going to use an English narrator, at least ensure they learn to say “Melbourne” like one of us. Some of her life stories were amusing, most of her leadership lessons were obviou......more