Hidden Rules for Getting Ahead Author: 'We Can Learn a Lot From People in Poverty'

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If the poor of New Orleans had been involved in drafting the city's emergency plans, the community would have been successfully evacuated in the days before Hurricane Katrina, said Philip DeVol, author of "Bridges out of Poverty."

People who live in poverty are problem solvers, DeVol said. They live in what he calls "the tyranny of the moment" where they are continuously confronted with problems that must be immediately solved. They are focused on survival and fostering relationships that help them cope.

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Hidden Rules for Getting Ahead Author: 'We Can Learn a Lot From People in Poverty'

"We can learn a lot from people in poverty," DeVol said.

He spoke about poverty and "the hidden rules for getting a...

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