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The authors of Executive Insights have been invited by this magazine to offer their professional opinions and analysis to you, the reader. Executive magazine does not endorse the analysis of Insight authors, nor should the Insights be interpreted as reflecting the views or opinions of Executive or its editorial staff. Almost every day CEOs and business leaders ask me, “What is going to happen now with the global financial crisis?” or “When will it be over?” Well, it is over! We can confidently rest on the fact that the world of business as we know it is finished. Sure, many will give their all to bring it back; but no matter how much effort is exerted it is not coming back. This is not a doomsday comment, but rather a statement of reality and a challenge to look ahead to the future. There simply is too much happening simultaneously on