A collection of 10 practical, direct HBR magazine articles giving leaders and managers the ideas and inspiration they need to lead their companies (and themselves) through a downturn, recession, or crisis.

• Get your company ready before a recession strikes.
• Stay resilient.
• Learn the right lessons from previous recessions.
• Minimize pain while cutting costs and jobs.
• Pull off big deals in a down market.
• Avoid a culture of pessimism.
• Protect your own job.
• Seize the opportunity to innovate and reinvent your business.
• Lead the turnaround and return to growth.

Audience: Leaders and managers at all level looking for ideas, inspiration, and tools to lead their companies--and themselves--through a downturn.