ZAPOPAN, Jalisco; May 21, 2024.- The Universidad Panamericana Campus Guadalajara, through the Faculty of Economics and Business Administrationinvited the lecturer Carlos Páez to give his lecture "Beyond the Andes, Life Lessons of Carlos Páez".
The careers of Administration and Management, Administration and Talent Management, and Administration and Management of Family Businesses made this event possible so that the university community could learn first-hand about his experience, his anecdotes and the lessons he learned after spending 72 days isolated in the Andes Mountains.
Lessons from teamwork
"Carlitos" affirmed that teamwork and attitude were two virtues that they developed and thanks to this, they managed to get ahead. "The first title I had in my life was in the mountain range, because I covered the plane, so I was the official tapeador. We all had a title and we were very respectful of each other's roles, which iswhat ultimately makes this story one of the best remarkable stories of teamwork," he said.
Attitude in critical moments
With respect to attitude, Carlos Páez explained that this virtue was reflected in the moment when Nando Parrado and Roberto Canessa, two of the survivors, set out to make a last effort and traveled the Andes mountain ranges to look for help.
"That is called attitude because they could have taken the simpler path which was to return to the fuselage where we were more or less alive, but they preferred the hardway, perhaps because on their shoulders weighed the work of all of us. The two of them did not walk alone, it was the fruit of the work of 16 people", he reflected.
A call to face our own mountain ranges
At the end of his lecture, Carlos Paez invited the university community to look back at their own mountain ranges. "As I told you today, each of you has your own mountain range, it is not mine that is most important."
Panther Testimonials
Paulina Castellanos, a student of Administration and Marketing and Talent Management, said that her lecture was "very enriching.very enriching because it teaches you to value time. Her life experience, marked by survival in the Andes, makes you reflect on the importance of taking advantage of every moment and living with purpose. Her story inspires us to reconsider our priorities and not to take for granted the time we have".
Sebastián Larrauri, a student of Communication, Advertising and Public Relations and Communication and Journalism, shared that his talk was "very good because he told us everything he had to go through to survive in the Andes. Another area he taught us was the importance of teamworkinwhichthey were united by a common purpose, which was to survive and get home healthy.
The Universidad Panamericana Campus Guadalajara thanks the speaker Carlos Paez for his inspiring presentation, which allowed the members of our university community to deepen their understanding of the value of teamwork and the attitude necessary to face life's challenges.
