MoMA is unlikely to take much solace from his confident agreement that it is going through a "difficult patch".
Dr. Crowe works to dispel the awkwardness and paralysis that professionals and laypeople alike can feel when someone we love goes through a difficult patch.
And his undiplomatic language shocked Bosnians even more than his abrupt departure.Bosnia is not the only western Balkan country that is going through a difficult patch.
Lowe "has never been systematically organized to pursue new business," Mr. Bell said during the conference call, adding that was a primary reason the agency "is going through a difficult patch".
It is great news for Motorola, which was going through a difficult patch until the arrival of its new boss, Ed Zander, last year.By revitalising the company's employees, drawing in new customers and boosting Motorola's brand, "the RAZR is a demonstration of what this company can do," says Richard Nottenburg, Motorola's chief of strategy.
And even on the basis of the government's figures, the Treasury select committee of MPs worried that the poorest would fare somewhat worse than middle-income groups.The committee could have found better things to fret about, since that bottom income group includes many transient members, such as students and self-employed who are going through a difficult patch.
If a company is going through a difficult patch, as many more may be over the next couple of years, this trend will continue: "It is hard for a CEO to take on an outside job if his company is in trouble," says Ted Jadick, head of director search for Heidrick & Struggles in the United States.Also limiting the supply of non-executive directors are the growing demands placed upon their time.
