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CHILEAN MILE RESCUE

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CHILEAN MILE RESCUE 2

On August 5,201, there was a collapse of a massive heavy rock which caved in blocking

the primary path to tunnels in the San Jose gold and copper mine located in Atacama Desert, Chile.

The Chilean government exhibited leadership and remarkable communications as well as public

relations as it tried to free 33 miners that had been confined underground after more than two

months (Rashid et al 2013). The way the ordeal handled was an excellent reference to the disaster

of BP spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. Various lessons on disaster management are acquired

from the ordeal. Additionally, the leadership displayed by the team leaders of the rescue team that

evicted the victims depicting the excellent leadership styles that can be utilized in other

catastrophic disasters or risks. The entailed leadership decisions made were notably tricky since

devastating risks are high impact events with a low probability of happening.

The team’s leadership involved in the rescue demonstrated flexibility and adaptability in a

situation that was risky and time sensitive as the authorities presented it. The team was able to

show resilience by innovating as the second shaft utilizing an advanced air-powered drill best for

the rock type in the area finally reached the miners. The success of the second shaft demonstrated

the flexibility of the team as they had never done such an extreme experiment. By attempting

various things simultaneously, there were elevated probabilities of success. The flexibility of the

team was exhibited by the team’s ability to use different drilling plans simultaneously. It included

plan A, B, and C. Plan A was more efficient but was much sluggish for relief, plan B had the

prospective for quick corrections but had untested technology while plan C presented higher speed

with less accuracy than appeared important. Meanwhile the trapped miners deep underground

opposed the psychological and physical survival hardships.

The path-goal model of leadership is a leadership theory that best fits the work environment

and the employee towards the achievement of a particular goal. Its goal is to encourage employees

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Running Head: CHILEAN MILE RESCUE 1 CHILEAN MILE RESCUE Institutional Affiliation: Date: CHILEAN MILE RESCUE 2 On August 5,201, there was a collapse of a massive heavy rock which caved in blocking the primary path to tunnels in the San Jose gold and copper mine located in Atacama Desert, Chile. The Chilean government exhibited leadership and remarkable communications as well as public relations as it tried to free 33 miners that had been confined underground after more than two months (Rashid et al 2013). The way the ordeal handled was an excellent reference to the disaster of BP spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. Various lessons on disaster management are acquired from the ordeal. Additionally, the leadership displayed by the team leaders of the rescue team that evicted the victims depicting the excellent leadership styles that can be utilized in other catastrophic disasters or risks. The entailed leadership decisions made were notably tricky since devastating risks are high impact events with a low probability of happening. The team’s leadership involved in the rescue demonstrated flexibility and adaptability in a situation that was risky and time sensitive as the authorities presented it. The team was able to show resilience by innovating as the second shaft utilizing an advanced air-powered drill best for the rock type in the area finally reached the miners. The success of the second shaft demonstrated the flexibility of the team as they had never done such a ...
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