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The sound of French rescuers drilling through the rubble was music to three IMA Health workers trapped in the hotel lobby for 50 hours and survived on lollipops.

http://carrollcounty.com/articles/2010/01/16/news/local_news/01_haiti_rescues.txt

When ABC News Diane Sawyer asked what came to mind, the oldest Musketeer said “Glad to stay alive”.

These folks never took for granted another sunrise, sort of “LOST” season 6 (live together, die alone).

There is no need to put any spin on events like this. No need to ascribe to the Devil, or take punch at Rapid/Slow Relief Responses (Meals on Wheels?).

Yes, there is looting. If you were there, you would do the same. It’s called mob hysteria and survival of the fittest.

Maybe we have conveniently masquerade this fact, that the strong and more accurately, the most adaptive ones will survive. There is a book entitled “Million Dollar Lessons” which chronicles the failing of many notable companies.

A MBA education for $16 (Guy Kawasaki).

Daniel Pink speaks about “Drive”,  and how what we know about the psychology of self-motivation comes head to head with what companies are behaving (disconnect). He pursues the Y and not the X of Management theory.

According to Daniel, men are intrinsically motivated. We seek mastery, autonomy and purpose. In short, Management 3.0 (Management 2.0 would just have Reward/Punishment).

The three IMA health workers were operating on Management 3.0 level, then dropping down to mere survival ( in need of food, water and air to breathe). The help givers turn help recipients. Luckily, our global response (via Airbus?) was fast. Fast enough to dig them out, and sit them in front of ABC news crew to give us first-hand recount of what’s like to check in/cut out.

Confronted with 7.0 magnitude, some spoke,  others misspoke and some went ahead to “just do it”. The bandage on the old man’s head spoke volume on camera.  Pictures come across more strongly than words, and certainly outweigh empty rhetoric on partisan radio.