&quot;Freak out&quot;, &quot;Drop everything else&quot;, &quot;Involve all the &#x2F;key&#x2F; people&quot;, &quot;Search maniacally for underlying causes&quot; (scapegoat), &quot;Assume the situation is self-inflicted&quot;, &quot;search ... systematic[ally]&quot;, &quot;Divide and conquer&quot;, &quot;Consider a Plan B&quot;<p>To my ears, all those phrases sound like &quot;lay people off&quot;.