I have run into people like this in my career travels. No matter how much you might try to bring them back to the task at hand, the crisis will always win out.

While it is important to have people who are good in a crisis, it is just as important to get back to normal work as soon as possible.

Put the Crisis Junkie in Rehab: "Put the Crisis Junkie in Rehab
Some employees are addicted to the high of coping with emergencies, which leads them to neglect crucial day-to-day tasks "

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