PM and Pandemics
Pandemic
1pan·dem·ic 
Pronunciation: pan-'de-mik
Function: adjective
Etymology: Late Latin pandemus, from Greek pandEmos of all the people, from pan- + dEmos people
: occurring over a wide geographic area and affecting an exceptionally high proportion of the population
It is coming. Is your workplace ready? Seems to me it is time to begin PLANNING. Since this is what we project managers do well (even though there are a fair number of PMs who move too quickly to implementing), then we ought to be out in front of this.
What can you do?
- Put together a business plan - sell your organizaion on the need
- Volunteer to help your local non-profits and service agencies - places like shelters, blood banks, volunteer fire companies, volunteer EMTs, nursing homes, senior centers, and the like. They will be center stage when the pandemic hits. And I would be willing to bet they haven't a clue on what they will do (other than shut down).
Where can you help - I have added new search items to my SEARCH list: Pandemic, Volunteering, Non-profit agencies. Use them to confgure your own search for your area. Get involved!
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