Perhaps the only way out of crisis mode is to invest in changing the status quo through an upgrade of the infrastructure, entering a new market, creating a new product, developing a competitive strategy, replacing a team member in over their head, increasing the equity base, getting out of legacy products, markets, customers, or people. Time is short and resources typically limited when you're in crisis. You get fewer chances to get it right. It is important to reestablish what the vision, mission, strategy is so you not only solve today's problems but start building long-term value. Five hundred years ago everybody thought the world was flat.
People have know the world was round for thousands of years.
This myth was created by the popular 19th century American author Washington Irving. Just because everybody believes this myth doesn't make it true. Ask yourself what elements of today's so called common knowledge you're likely to be chuckling over in five years. Things are running well, let's do the planning when we need it. T. J. Watson, the founder of IBM was fond of saying that he was the most afraid when things were going well.