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Individuals, organisations and societies can be placed in Shri Bagchi narrated his interactions with the Dalai Lama
any of the four quadrants. and according to the Dalai Lama, “The purpose determines
the power.” The case of Odisha in Cyclone Phailin
The key driver for the low platform and low purpose management is apt to describe the above mentioned
person is existence. Low platform and high purpose ethos and ideology. The State geared up to the enormous
persons are driven by altruism and path creation in some challenge, took care of the short comings, and achieved
cases. This is in contrast to a path dependent person who the goal. This disaster management ability of Odisha is a
just follows a path already set. High platform and low role model in the national and international arena.
purpose individuals are driven by consumption. High
platform and high purpose persons are driven by a sense
of legacy. These are not judgemental assessments; rather
a method of self introspection. The key vulnerabilities in
each of the quadrants are irrelevance, false comparison,
emperor without clothes, and fear of scale. The moot
point is to overcome the vulnerabilities, get charged
by the drivers and be in the high purpose zone. There
are instances when persons move from one quadrant
to another.