I can’t imagine what it’s like being in Washington, DC this week. Oh, the chaos that must have ensued.
Think about the convention: the signs, buttons, videos, speeches, and campaign paraphernalia that will all have to be redone, not to mention the procedures and agenda. The campaign and its schedule are topsy-turvey, the transition planning has to begin in earnest, and some person will have their life turned upside down the second they are named to the ticket. The paperwork, transfer of funds, realignment of staff, fundraising efforts, debate prep, messaging — every single aspect of the Democratic effort has to be retooled almost immediately. Not to mention the revision of GOP strategy, ads, and messaging since they are facing a whole new candidate. It is nuts! I would love to be a fly in the room to witness the wheels turning.
It reminds me of the Come From Away story of how Gander, Newfoundland prepped for 7,000 stranded visitors within hours (see dot #2008). It could have taken them months of planning to host them, just as the major political parties have no doubt spent months on the details — but extenuating circumstances have a way of cutting out the extraneous and focusing on what needs to get done.
Remember this week the next time you’re involved in a project. Sometimes things do work out when you spend less time planning and more time doing.
