Managing in a Crisis Environment - Do You Have Your Fireman's Gear?

Have you ever heard of the saying, "Man, your sweat pumps are on the line" or "Busier than a one-handed paper hanger"? That is how many workers feel in the engineering management arena these days. Everything seems to be in crisis mode more times than not. And why is that? Why is it that all of us are so busy all of the time? Our cell phones never stop ringing, our laptops are never more …showed first 75 words of 1927 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1927 total…will feel like they can accomplish tasks and will not have to work so many extra hours to stay on top of their to do lists. References: Bobinski, Dan. (2004, October 4). Breaking the Urgency Addiction [Article]. Retrieved May 26, 2005 from the World Wide Web: www.management-issues.com. Covey, S. R., Merrill, A. R., Merrill, R. R. (1994). First Things First. New York: Fireside. Dobson, M. S. (1999). The Juggler's Guide to Managing Multiple Projects. Pennsylvania: Project Management Institute, Inc.