Planning

I have written in these pages about planning and being planful. While maligned — think of the Progressive commercials, jokes about printed plane tickets, having a duplicate map for a big trip, and maybe a “worst-case scenario” prep bag — no has ever said I should have planned less. Usually, in hindsight, it’s the opposite. Preparation in sports, war, interviews, work, trips, teaching, consulting and even emergency management — is vitally important. Think about emergency management. Even in an area of life where you literally have NO idea what will happen (hence the word emergency) you plan for the types of emergencies you have have through continuity-of-operations-plans, hazard mitigation plans, etc.