A just-in-time guide for revamping distressed companies <p>Drawn from the author''s decades of experience advising, purchasing, and reviving distressed companies across industries, geographies, and sizes, <i>Reversing the Slide</i> is designed to help executives, managers, and employees revitalize downtrodden companies. It shows how to: select the tactics appropriate for each stage of distress; understand the use of entrepreneurial concepts; avoid pitfalls common to turnarounds; determine the legal, financial, strategic, and operational steps in the process; discover why the principal of "ready, fire, aim" should guide the decision-making process in situations with time pressure and significant uncertainty; and uncover the secrets of effective leadership and governance.</p><ul><li>Contains step-by-step instructions for helping troubled organizations bounce back with vigor</li><li>Often quoted in the <i>Wall Street Journal</i>, the author is an authority on restructuring and downsizing<