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the person who makes twelve other people's plans not collide.
means someone whose job is to align people, timing, and resources so a project doesn't fall apart from friction.
from from latin co- (together) plus ordinare (to order or arrange) — literally the one who puts things in order, together.
real joboften does the work of three job titles
nfl termoffensive coordinator predates modern head coach hierarchy
un roleun coordinators manage crises across dozens of agencies at once
invisible laborsuccess looks like nothing went wrong
for instance
offensive coordinator — calls plays for an entire nfl offense, like andy reid did before becoming a head coach
un resident coordinator — leads un development work in over 130 countries
wedding coordinator — runs a wedding day timeline so nobody notices the timeline exists
clinical trial coordinator — tracks every patient, dose, and form across a multi-year drug study