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Howard Green (some old friends call me Howie) @howardgreennews.bsky.social · 1d

Delighted that “Gimme a Crisis” made the Globe and Mail bestseller list on its first week out. 🙏🙏🙏. #banking #riskmanagement #globalfinancialcrisis #leadership

Howard Green (some old friends call me Howie) @howardgreennews.bsky.social · 2d

Lots of signed copies at Indigo in Toronto’s Eaton Centre. “Gimme a Crisis: In the Room with Global Banker Rick Waugh” on the store’s bestseller shelf. #globalfinancialcrisis #banking #riskmanagement #leadership #Scotiabank #Argentina #DominicanRepublic #TorontoRaptors #NBA #womeninbanking #Catalyst

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Howard Green (some old friends call me Howie) @howardgreennews.bsky.social · 3d

“Gimme a Crisis” on the bestsellers shelf at Indigo, right next to Lionel Richie. #globalfinancialcrisis #riskmanagement #banking #leadership #CEO #Argentina #DominicanRepublic #NBA #torontoraptors

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Howard Green (some old friends call me Howie) @howardgreennews.bsky.social · 4d

Thanks to Vince Nigro for his interest in my new book, “Gimme a Crisis: In the Room with Global Banker Rick Waugh”. And for interviewing me for CITYTV.

Howard Green (some old friends call me Howie) @howardgreennews.bsky.social · 8d

Lola and me flogging books. Signed copies of “Gimme a Crisis: In the Room with Global Banker Rick Waugh” now at selected Indigo’s in Toronto.

Howard Green (some old friends call me Howie) @howardgreennews.bsky.social · 9d

Signed copies of “ Gimme a Crisis: In the Room with Global Banker Rick Waugh” at Indigo at Yonge & Eglinton, Bay & Bloor and Mt Sinai Hospital locations in Toronto. #banking @scotiabank.bsky.social

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Howard Green (some old friends call me Howie) @howardgreennews.bsky.social · 13d

“…almost breathlessly entertaining…deeply researched…deeply informed, engaging book” I am blushing from this review of my new book. #books www.policymagazine.ca/adventures-i... @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social #globalfinancialcrisis #banking #riskmanagement #leadership #liquidity #Argentina @nba.com

Adventures in Banking: Rick Waugh's Canadian Horatio Alger Story - Policy Magazine

Consumer advocate and Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren has frequently argued that bankers should be boring. Her point: when they get too interesting or

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Howard Green (some old friends call me Howie) @howardgreennews.bsky.social · 14d

Trump wanted a loan. The bank said no. Excerpt from my new book, “Gimme a Crisis” via @torontostar www.thestar.com/business/opi...

In the go-go '80s, Donald Trump pitched a casino scheme to ScotiaBank. Here's how that went

In the mid-1980s New York was the place to be for a Canadian banker, Howard Green writes in "Gimme a Crisis: In the Room with Global Banker Rick Waugh." It’s

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Howard Green (some old friends call me Howie) @howardgreennews.bsky.social · 17d

My new book is starting to trickle into bookstores. Official publication of “Gimme a Crisis: In the Room with Global Banker Rick Waugh” is Tuesday, but many stores should have copies by this weekend. #banking #globalfinancialcrisis #riskmanagement #leadership @Scotiabank

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Howard Green (some old friends call me Howie) @howardgreennews.bsky.social · 23d

Frequent calendar entry during financial crisis in Scotiabank CEO Rick Waugh’s diary. CEOs of major banks met often w/then central bank head Mark Carney (now Canadian Prime Minister) as well as finance minister Jim Flaherty. My new book, “Gimme a Crisis” out Oct 7. Available for pre-order. #banking

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Howard Green (some old friends call me Howie) @howardgreennews.bsky.social · Sep 15

Cape Breton. #beaches

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Howard Green (some old friends call me Howie) @howardgreennews.bsky.social · Sep 3

My upcoming book mentioned in @publisherswkly.bsky.social “Gimme a Crisis: In the Room with Global Banker Rick Waugh” out in October via @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social

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Howard Green (some old friends call me Howie) @howardgreennews.bsky.social · Sep 1

Endless summer. 1970 Oldsmobile Cutlass convertible. #cars

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Howard Green (some old friends call me Howie) @howardgreennews.bsky.social · Aug 25

Galleys for upcoming book! “Gimme a Crisis: In the Room with Global Banker Rick Waugh” will be out in October. Available for pre-order now wherever books are sold. @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social

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Howard Green (some old friends call me Howie) @howardgreennews.bsky.social · Aug 20

Buick Roadmaster, circa late 1940’s. #cars #autos #antiquecars

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Howard Green (some old friends call me Howie) @howardgreennews.bsky.social · Aug 17

The unbeatable Sheryl Crow showing Canada (and Toronto) some love tonight.

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Ariaa® @ariaa.bsky.social · Aug 5

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Howard Green (some old friends call me Howie) @howardgreennews.bsky.social · Aug 2

The ghost of Hunter Harrison and the latest rail deal between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern. My latest column for the Toronto Star www.thestar.com/business/opi...

Howard Green: Spirit of hard-assed rail legend Hunter Harrison looms over latest $85B merger talks

The four-time rail CEO, who ran both Canadian railroads, writes Howard Green, was a mentor to the leaders now instrumental in the current Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern talks.

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Howard Green (some old friends call me Howie) @howardgreennews.bsky.social · Aug 1

Style. Late ‘60s Mercedes sport coupe. #vintagecars

Howard Green (some old friends call me Howie) @howardgreennews.bsky.social · Jul 29

1966 #Cadillac Eldorado convertible. Only 52,000 miles on it.

Howard Green (some old friends call me Howie) @howardgreennews.bsky.social · Jul 10

Recording my next book for Penguin. “Gimme a Crisis” will be released in October. #audiobook #banking #biography

Howard Green (some old friends call me Howie) @howardgreennews.bsky.social · Jun 15

Canada first hosted the G7 Summit forty four years ago. I was there. In a tent. www.thestar.com/business/opi... #G7 #summit

Howard Green: Bulletproof Chevys and the world’s largest log cabin: welcome to Canada’s first G7 Summit

"My crew was dubbed the disaster team," writes journalist Howard Green who was at Quebec’s Chateau Montebello in 1981 when Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan roamed the grounds. "If someone

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Howard Green (some old friends call me Howie) @howardgreennews.bsky.social · May 23

I’m three today. So I’m taking a nap. #dogs #wirehairedvizslas

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Howard Green (some old friends call me Howie) @howardgreennews.bsky.social · May 13

My 4th book, coming in October from @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social An unprecedented inside look at running a global bank. Available for pre-order now wherever books are sold.

Howard Green (some old friends call me Howie) @howardgreennews.bsky.social · Apr 27

Finally. #blossoms

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