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BY RICHARD EAGAN
People and Workplaces Are

Adapting and Using New Tools
Eagan
Back in the early 1980s, I was preparing for a winter trek into the mountains Waking up the next morning, we both found the interior of our tents
around Flagsta . To prepare for a couple of January winter nights in the Inner covered in ice from the moisture we exhaled through the night. We hiked
Basin of the San Francisco Peaks, my buddy and I pulled together our cold from our camp and realized we were a bit o course. We had to hike due north
weather gear, food, and tents. We were both young and healthy and ready for to nd the Inner Basin.
the adventure. We did have a map of the area and our compass to point the e trip turned out well and being a bit o course actually worked out well
way. for us as we were on a south-facing slope that provided full sun, patchy snow,
But, before we pulled on our 80-plus pound packs, we plotted out the and plenty of dry rewood.
course we would follow to get up the mountain to the Inner Basin. e inking back on the adventure, I know we were not really prepared for
weather was fortunately relatively warm for a January day and we were able to what we did and could not have survived any kind of snow event. We thought
climb toward our goal. we had the path laid out, but we actually did not have a good plan before we
We continued to check our position as we compared what we saw on our le .
map to what was around us. As we began to approach the end of daylight, we is adventure reminds me of how important planning, preparing, doing,
decided to make camp where we were in order to get things set up before the and using checkpoints are to keep us on track. When we think of all the pieces
below-freezing temperatures arrived for the night. we manage at work, people are at the forefront of driving our processes, our
We pulled together wood for a nice warm re, set up the tents with our costs, and our success. People impact us in many ways, from support to
below-zero rated sleeping bags, and pulled out food and beverages. We sat up budgets to resource allocation. We need people and we need good quality
for a while talking about the day, keeping the re stoked, and listening to the
absolute quiet all around us as we took in all the stars.
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