{"product_id":"the-house-of-dimon-9780470924693","title":"The House of Dimon","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA behind-the-scenes look at Wall Street''s top banker  \u003cp\u003eFollowing the eleventh-hour rescue of Bear Stearns by JP Morgan, Jamie Dimon''s profile reached stratospheric levels. And while the deals and decisions he''s made have usually turned out to be the right ones, his journey to the top of the financial world has been anything but easy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNow, in \u003ci\u003eThe House of Dimon,\u003c\/i\u003e former business journalist Patricia Crisafulli goes behind the scenes to recount the amazing events that have shaped Dimon''s career, from his rise to prominence as Sandy Weill''s protŽgŽ at Citigroup to the drama surrounding his purchase of Bear Stearns and Washington Mutual. Each step of the way, this engaging book provides insider accounts of how Dimon successfully acquired and integrated companies, created efficiencies, and grew bottom-line results as the consummate hands-on manager.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes interviews with Dimon himself, Sandy Weill, and colleagues who''ve known Dimon over the course of his \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One: In the Eye of the Storm \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 The Dimon Way 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRunning the House of Dimon 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Rise, Fall, and Rise of Jamie Dimon 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat You See Is What You Get 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStraight Talk about a Credit Crisis 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNever, Ever Forget the Downside 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Culture of Transparency 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDoing What It Takes to Get the Job Done 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 Taking a Bear-Sized Bite 25\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNo Ordinary Deal 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePresenting the Deal to Shareholders 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStep-by-Step Through the Deal That Changed Everything 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReining In the Risks 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn Dimon’s Shoulders 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two: The Making of a Wall Street Leader\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 The Weill Years: In the Trenches 49\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Making of Jamie Dimon 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Market in His Blood 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGoing to Work for Weill 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Rise of Sandy Weil 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the Trenches at Commercial Credit 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuying Primerica—A New Second Chance 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 A Force on Wall Street 71\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrimerica Grows 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA New Team for a New Corporate Entity 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrowing Tensions 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Deal of Deals 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Firing of Jamie Dimon 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 The Recruitment of Jamie Dimon 91\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLife after Citigroup 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBank One’s Search for a CEO 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe New Bank One CEO 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTaking Over as CEO 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA House Divided 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Beginning of a New Culture of Accountability 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 The Turnaround of Bank One 111\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew Players for the Team 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWelcome to Boot Camp 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTaking It to the Street 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTurning Around Bank One 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStraight Talk from the New CEO 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Fortress Balance Sheet Debut 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRestoring Profitability 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 Back on Wall Street 133\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe House of Morgan 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Deal That Almost Didn’t Happen 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDelving into JPMorgan Chase 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimon Takes Over 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Storm of 2007 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Wall Street Statesman 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three: Weathering the Storm\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8 The Dimon Fortress 155\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStrong Defense, Strategic Offense 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Signature Phrase 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt Always Pays to Be Prepared 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNo Resting on the Laurels 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdvice and a History Lesson 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStress Testing Assets 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHaving Real Capital 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Long-Term View 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9 Taking Over WaMu: A Sign of the Times 171\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWelcome WaMu 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWashington Mutual Runs into Trouble 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Strategic Fit for JPMorgan 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“First-Class” Banking Meets “Whoo Hoo!” 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Somber Picture 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFailure and Takeover: A Sign of the Times 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMore Acquisitions in the Future? 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWaiting for What Comes Next 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10 Navigating Financial Storms 189\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Brief Postmortem of a Complicated Crisis 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBubbles Are Trouble 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEven the Best Model Can’t Predict Everything 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBlame the Underwriting 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLaunch New Products Cautiously 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRisk at One Firm Affects Others 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMore Regulation Is Coming 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBolder, Braver Leaders 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11 A Wall Street Statesman 209\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Hard Work of Being a Leader 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFamily, Humanity, and Then 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