2. Where managers and numbers meet

Chapter survival toolkit

Figuring better ways to manage

Reporting responsibilities

Ten hard questions to ask or be asked

Checklist

Conclusion

‘If you’re a CEO and you think you can fudge the books in order to make yourselves look better, we’re going to find you, we’re going to arrest you and we’re going to hold you to account.’

President Bush, July 2002

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