23 February

Collective psychology and the Korean War. The Korean POW camps were unique in that there were not only no escapes, but also no attempts at escape. The Koreans began by observing all prisoners as they arrived. Those who showed leadership qualities amongst the prisoners - about 5% of them - were killed. Another 10% were identified as good informers on their mates, who helped root out any troublemakers. About 40% of the American POWs died, because without leadership or direction, they simply gave up. In corporate environments, that 5% is usually given meaningless, often unpaid pseudo-leadership jobs like ‘team leader’. The 10% of snitches are used by team leaders to undermine other staff.