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The emotional impact produced when meeting one of the survivors of the Andes tragedy is immense. The touching experience, narrated personally by Antonio Vizintin (one of the three members of the expedition that walked through the cold mountains in search of a way out) transmits endless lessons based on courage, teamwork and solidarity.
Principles and behavior applicable to any kind of organization (entrepreneurial or social) where men interact and work in groups, may be gained from his conferences.
In spite of his desire to continue together with the other two members of the expedition until they found a way out, Vizintín had the courage, the bravery and the understanding of what a team means, to accept returning to the airplane through the immense Andes, making it possible for his fellow members to continue their way with better provisions as regards to clothing and food. |
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“A special human group, that develops a combination of religious faith and spiritual strength mingled with efficiency and perfect organization that turn it into a miraculous survival machine”.
“Each one of us has its own mountain range, mine is no different from yours. I am a normal person; I was a common kid who one day simply had to do what he had to do. But I felt that I had to understand correctly how that miracle occurred, how was it possible for us to do what we did, how we managed to accomplish the unattainable, for us to transmit it to you later”.
“We all have to go on an expedition to take what life has to offer us. Most of the time we remain waiting, awaiting a better occasion, better conditions, being better prepared: set a date for your departure.”
“This is not ethics of triumphalism, group triumph not individual triumph is what counts. All of us are winners, those who managed to survive individually and those who did not. It is just like in any organization: one has to fight to be a part of collective triumph, it is the duty and the right of everyone.” |
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