Stress and the City (A): António Horta-Osório, CEO of Lloyds Banking Group .

The analysis should go from a minimum 1,500 words (words, not characters!) to a maximum of about 3,000 words (please contact me before submitting if you need to go outside of that range). Your analysis should address the following questions: 1. What were the major challenges Horta-Osório faced in his new job? What was the context he inherited? 2. Why was he chosen? Why him instead of a British executive more familiar with Lloyds and British culture? 3. What did Horta-Osório do well in his first nine months on the job? 4. What did he do less well in his first nine months on the job? 5. What are his major qualities as a leader? What are his weaknesses/derailers? 6. Until this incident Horta-Osório had been remarkably successful. What went wrong this time? 7. Would you allow him back? If yes, under what conditions? Note: Your analysis of the case should incorporate concepts/ theories/ insights from our course to interpret, not just repeat, the facts of the case. The paper should be 1375 words long