Managing Through Turbulent Times: The 7 Rules of Crisis Management
Anthony Holmes
Format: Paperback, 320pp.
ISBN: 9781906659486
Publisher: Harriman House
Pub. Date: March 1, 2009
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From The Publisher:
What shall we do as managers when we must operate in unstable times when the reassurance we desire is absent and the uncertainty of today promises an unpredictable tomorrow?"
Corporate management is living through the Chinese curse of 'may you live in interesting times' as they contemplate their exposure both directly and indirectly to the almost unprecedented turbulence in the global markets.
This short book explains how to approach management in turbulent operating conditions and what to do if your company encounters distress. It is based around turnaround specialist Anthony Holmes's 7 principles of crisis management.

About the Author
Anthony Holmes is an international corporate turnaround specialist and transitional leadership expert who has led the revival of 7 companies over 15 years, in industries as diverse as utilities, construction, consumer durables and telecoms. His 30-year international business career spans strategic consultancy, investment banking and senior corporate management. Anthony holds a BA Economics from Sheffield University and, in a sabbatical year, has just completed an MSC in Political Philosophy at London School of Economics.

Table of Contents
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| Preface | vii |
| About the author | xi |
| Introduction | xv |
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1 | What do I mean by turbulence? | 1 |
2 | What are the limits to management? | 13 |
3 | Corporate lifespan | 29 |
4 | Psychology of management | 45 |
5 | The six stages of crisis development | 59 |
6 | The effect of turbulent times | 97 |
7 | Stories | 121 |
8 | Managers or leaders? | 131 |
9 | Seven principles of crisis management | 149 |
10 | Planning for the present | 189 |
11 | Managing the balance sheet | 197 |
12 | Downsizing | 217 |
13 | Changing the business model | 245 |
14 | Planning for the future | 255 |
15 | The longer view | 261 |
16 | Conclusion | 269 |
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| Appendix The Turbulence Matrix | 275 |
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