The meeting continued for hours. Details hammered out. Potential problems identified and solutions proposed.

By the time afternoon sun slanted through the broken windows, we had something. Not perfect. Not complete. But a framework for rebuilding.

I stood, joints protesting. Getting too old for marathon meetings.

"We're adjourned for today. Implementation teams will meet tomorrow to begin executing these plans. I want weekly progress reports. Monthly reviews of how the changes are ...