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...manage your company in the midst of a crisis: "An effective way to manage even a well-run company in times of economic upheaval is to follow some of the disciplines typically imposed by a turnaround manager ... a good crisis manager devises a blueprint for taking advantage of opportunities that the crisis creates, quickly and effectively transforming a struggling company into a competitive entity that is well positioned for future success...
Banking problems were at the front of the gauntlet of bad news. The rise in prime mortgage defaults dampened the hopes that the housing market was in the midst of a comeback and the first few companies that have announced earnings have done no better than their gloomy forecasts said that they would. Berkshire Hathaway (BRK) lost its Triple-A rating as GE (GE) did just a few weeks ago. The period of the Fort Knox balance sheet is over in America. As of the Berkshire news, all corporate debt officially carries risk...
Mark Zandi, the chief economist and co-founder of Moody's Economy.com was in the midst of a whirlwind day that included two speeches, a panel discussion, a television interview and a visit to the Congressional Budget Office - but he still found time for a little extracurricular research...
...panel at its centennial celebration in October. HBS spokesman Brian Kenny said that the school is pleased to have Dimon deliver the Class Day address. “He’s someone I would point to as a person who’s talking about solutions in the midst of crisis,” Kenny said. “We think he’s a great choice.” —Staff writer William N. White can be reached at wwhite@fas.harvard.edu...
Alberto Fujimori was nothing if not hands-on during his decade as President of Peru. In January 1997, in the midst of the hostage ordeal at the Japanese embassy in Lima that dragged on for four months, "Fuji," as Peruvians called him, took TIME on a ride around the capital in his Toyota 4x4. His aim was to demonstrate that he, not the Tupac Amaru guerrillas who were holding 72 civilians (including Fujimori's brother) at the embassy residence, who enjoyed the support of the country's poor. At one shantytown he rolled down his window and basked...