3 Event Management Lessons of Edsa People Power Revolution | Event Management Philippines
Thursday, February 25, 2016
The
30th
But
besides the importance of Edsa People Power Revolution
The Power of Leadership
The
event gained ground when then Cardinal Jaime Sin called the People to go out on the streets and support Juan Ponce Enrile and Fidel Ramos, two of Marcos
Military Officers bolted-out of his administration, and declared that they have
enough of Marcos corrupt leadership and dictatorship.
A
leadership that has credibility and respect will get a solid following. People
follow a leader that they believe and their belief is rooted on the good examples
and the conduct of the leader.
Event
Managers can use this lesson to generate the same enthusiastic results. Event
Managers must have credibility and exude respect, with these two elements, he
can always command his event management staff and volunteers and produce
outstanding results.
The Power of Unity
The
Edsa People Power Revolution showed how sweet Unity is. In this historical
event, people from the left, right and center of the political spectrum are
unified in toppling the Marcos Dictatorship.
There
is one goal that unified everybody and because of this the power of unity
worked tremendously in achieving this gargantuan goal.
Event
Managers can learn from this, unity can be achieved by establishing clear goals
or a Big Hairy Audacious Goal (BHAG)
as describe by management gurus James Collins and Jerry Porras.
Often
times, this is where event managers fail and events fail, the failure to
establish clear goals where everyone involved in the event can focus and direct
their efforts and energy.
The Power of Prayer
Prayer
moved mountains and it is in full display in the Edsa People Power Revolution.
The nuns leading the people praying in front of tanks and heavily armed
soldier is
The
image of a gun’s nozzle having a flower is a very historical image of how
prayers can do miraculous results.
In
the face of an overwhelming odd, event managers can use the power of prayers in
order to turn a difficult situation into the events favor.
It
is mind boggling that despite the heavy pre-event planning, some things go
awry.
This
is the reason why we respect Murphy’s Law, “ Anything that can go wrong, will
go wrong.” This is the reason why we have palpitations and trepidations before
the event begins.
Indeed,
when we have done all we can do to ensure success before the event, the last
thing events managers must do is pray and call for the blessings of the universe
and supreme being.
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