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Whether you are big or small, or face a high or low potential for crisis, a day devoted to discussing company business is never wasted.

— Wheeler L. Baker Crisis Management: A Model For Managers (1993)

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We have all heard the saying "the man with a plan is king." I believe a man without a plan is just a pawn to circumstance and embarking on a losing strategy.

Crisis Management: A Model For Managers (1993)

Two a.m. in a dark alley or on a mountainside is not the time to discover your unit is missing a key piece of equipment, or that you are not sure of the radio frequencies of an adjacent unit.

Crisis Management: A Model For Managers (1993)

I was honored to be selected as Hargrave’s ninth president and retire with mixed emotions. Hargrave Military Academy is a special place and clearly under God’s guiding hand.

To those thirteen-hour-a-day managers who lead people and make decisions.

Crisis Management: A Model For Managers (1993)

Pressure can also make managers act out of character. Degrees of panic will cause a normally good manager to lose self-confidence and focus. Under stress, even a good plan can be abandoned.

Crisis Management: A Model For Managers (1993)

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