Today’s Democrat and Chronicle reports what many people feared. No climbers were found in the Mt Hood Snow Cave.
The rescue effort made me wonder what tactics these climbers are trying to communicate to their rescuers. Both sides are reaching for some clue, any clue to go after a safe liberation. Climbing equipment was spotted near the cave, and a cell phone communication had been sent from the area. Desperate rescuers then pinged the cellular phone back every five minutes in hopes of connecting through the open signal. Their pings went unanswered, and our concern grew.
This rescue's leads, mis-leads, hopes and frustrations, also show similar communication hurdles that exist in many workplaces today. Reports, for instance, alert us to alarming increasing numbers of workers who find themselves stranded in storms of depression ... and yet people seem unable to help them. 
Like the rescue teams in
We are all rooting for the three men near the peak of the Oregon mountain. In similar expectations leaders give us increasing hope the rescue attempts for the rising number of depressed workers out there can be helped - in spite of vulnerable times.
People who seem unable to communicate their need in ways we can reach them as they deserve, remind us of the imminent value for even keener communication acumen needed in our business communities.
Communication helps us to support one another more. Just as searchers remain optimistic, more depressed workers can survive storms of changing marketplaces. The growing precipices leave caring firms continually pounding out new ways to protect vulnerable workers from the storms that catch them unaware. What do you think?
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