Alan, this is great. Theater ASAP has so many useful parallels with leadership.

My takeaway is the power of volunteer dedication.  In your example, because people are coming together who may not know each other, it truly does require dedication to the "mission" - egos aside - do whatever it takes to accomplish the task.

It is easy to forget that we are volunteers at work, when a new job might be hard to find.  Wonder what would happen if for a day we embraced our volunteer status?

Thank you for sharing your experience and insights.
Mary