Crisis ModeA personal crisis needn't spell disaster for your business--not if you prepare for it.

Every company occasionally endures a crisis. But what happens when your dilemma isn't plunging profit margins-but a personal life that's falling apart?

Because you have no idea what type of personal crisis might await you-an ugly divorce, a debilitating disease, an ailing parent-Paul Krasinski, founder and CEO of New York City-basedLion Strategy Advisors, suggests finding somebodynowwho can cover your responsibilities for at least 20 days rather than waiting for disaster to strike and finding yourself unprepared.