Wheeler L. Baker: Management

Wheeler L. Baker is President of Hargrave Military Academy. Explore interesting quotes on management.
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“Leaders and managers do not have to risk lives, profit, or mission failure because they failed to plan for a crisis. Do not allow yourself to be put on the defense by changing circumstances. No one enjoys wasting time, but don't be reluctant to call a meeting just to discuss something that might happen. Remember the oil filter theory. Rather than disobey your instincts and proceed with the status quo or embark on a risky course, invest some planning time in your business. Control your risks. Identify important decision points. Forecast potential crisis. Apply the six hour model. A little time spent discussing your business is never wasted.”

Wheeler L. Baker

Source: Crisis Management: A Model For Managers (1993), p. 74

Failure , Business , Decision , Change

“Poorly managed corporations, disorganized businesses, and badly led service agencies experience crisis daily and most will eventually fail. In contrast, the danger is to well organized, smooth running institutions that may not recognize a building crisis. Too often, sound organizations rely on their normal modus operandi to pull them through a crisis. It might. But at what cost? And what if it does not pull them through?”

Wheeler L. Baker

Source: Crisis Management: A Model For Managers (1993), p. 6

Business

“Everyone has attended meetings that resemble a free-for-all: No control, no leadership, no guidance, and yet energy abounds. This is a classic waste of precious time and energy. A high stress meeting characterized by disorder and disjointed introduction of ideas is the final signal that management is not in control and has succumbed to the emotions and pressures of the moment. The end is near.”

Wheeler L. Baker

Source: Crisis Management: A Model For Managers (1993), p. 19

Idea , Time

“When an individual's or group's basic survival is threatened, stress becomes tremendous, and productivity drops. Under these conditions a manager's ability to reason and maintain a proper focus on developing plans or solutions to a crisis is extremely difficult.”

Wheeler L. Baker

Source: Crisis Management: A Model For Managers (1993), p. 14

“Never underestimate change. What seems simple at the top is magnified at lower echelons and is extremely disruptive. It is a festering crisis that needs attention from senior management or else loyalty, efficiency, and productivity will suffer.”

Wheeler L. Baker

Source: Crisis Management: A Model For Managers (1993), p. 11

Suffering , Change , Loyalty

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

Wheeler L. Baker

Dedication
Crisis Management: A Model For Managers (1993)

People , Decision

“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.”

Wheeler L. Baker

Source: Crisis Management: A Model For Managers (1993), p. 16

Confidence , Self-confidence

“In 1972, Americans watched in disbelief as the Nixon Presidency was virtually brought to collapse, not because of the Watergate "break-in," but by the cover-up and its entanglements. What if the Watergate Scandal had been handled differently? The illegal activities of a few bungling second-story men pale in comparison to the colossal management blunders by the White House inner circle.”

Wheeler L. Baker

Source: Crisis Management: A Model For Managers (1993), p. 3

Men , Housing