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Quote of the Day: Are You Saying the Plan Didn’t Work? | 02.02.10

Posted on February 3, 2010 by Caleb Newquist

“[A]t Deloitte we began planning for the downturn and beyond in 2006. Not having a crystal ball, we didn’t anticipate such a violent contraction.”

~ Barry Salzberg, CEO of Deloitte.

Posted in Quote of the Day, UncategorizedTagged Barry Salzberg, Barry Salzberg Has an Uncanny Resemblance to Dr. Phil, Quote of the Day

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