Any superior that thrives on this high will sometimes force us into this mode. This type only appreciates one of their own. Your time will come. You understand that management is about preventing and anticipating problems before they become problems. Effective management has a minimum of crises not a maximum .
Effective management reflects on any crisis that has taken place but doesn t glory in it.
They realize that even if they successfully put out the fire, they are just containing a symptom. Great management runs smooth shifts that seem effortless. They seem effortless because they are so effective. Mark McGuire s swing, Bill Gates fortune, and Linda Tripp s friendship are all seemingly smooth and effortless, but just try to do it yourself. They are far from it.