Learning Lessons
When inexperienced and unqualified individuals incorrectly execute bad plans, the results are plain for just about everyone to see. The debacle that was the Hurricane Katrina Aftermath is a prime example: the former FEMA director didn't have a clue, the local and state governments weren't properly informed or resourced, and many people who could have been saved were abandoned or sent to locations that weren't expecting them.
However, even qualified individuals with excellent preperation and well-executed plans can run into snags, as evidenced with the current handling of Rita.
Why?
Because this isn't about the before, it's about the after. How are you going to handle things when "Plan A" falls on its face? What happens if your key contact ends up dead? How long until the backup plan kicks in? What if the routes you wanted to use gets flooded? What if the designated shelter ends up being 10 feet under water?
It's not about the before, it's about the after. It's about having a contingency plan. It's about looking at the big picture.
Or to simplify it: "hope for the best, plan for the worst."
However, even qualified individuals with excellent preperation and well-executed plans can run into snags, as evidenced with the current handling of Rita.
Why?
Because this isn't about the before, it's about the after. How are you going to handle things when "Plan A" falls on its face? What happens if your key contact ends up dead? How long until the backup plan kicks in? What if the routes you wanted to use gets flooded? What if the designated shelter ends up being 10 feet under water?
It's not about the before, it's about the after. It's about having a contingency plan. It's about looking at the big picture.
Or to simplify it: "hope for the best, plan for the worst."
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