救火是商业中一种古老、常见的方法,特别是在开发新产品和提高产量的时候。但是救火消耗了一个组织的资源,损害了生产力。人们在一个个任务之间疲于奔命,很少能在被另一个任务打断之前完成一个任务。认真解决问题蜕化成了快速——吃力不讨好的临时性的掩盖活。经理们必须耍弄花招,决定把过度工作的人分配到哪里,暂时先不管哪些急事。 Fire fighting is an ancient and common practice in business, especially when developing new products and increasing production. However, fire fighting consumes the resources of an organization and undermines productivity. People are exhausted from one mission to another, and seldom accomplish a task before being interrupted by another mission. Seriously resolving the problem has degenerated into a quick-hard-to-cover, temporary cover-up. Managers must make the trick and decide where to work for overworkers, leaving no hurry for the moment.