Illusion of progress

The funniest thing I've heard all year, is management by crisis. When all around you breaks down, and everybody panics, doing something is better than doing nothing or throwing your hands up in the air in despair.

However the wisest thing I've heard all year is this: while exhilarating, "management by crisis values velocity over completeness. It sacrifices creativity for the illusion of progress."

When this period ends, and normal operations resume, we're left to pick up the pieces and start over. Much like the end of any disaster movie, that part tends to be boring, not worth the price of admission. There's not a lot of profit to be gained during this time, but ironically this is the time when most progress is made.