When the 2008 financial crisis hit, it felt like the entire global economy was spiraling out of control. But for Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase JPM, it was exactly the moment he'd been preparing for—long before most people even realized there was a problem. "I knew that if the sh*t had hit the fan early on, we would've had a real problem," Dimon admitted on the How Leaders Lead podcast on Thursday. But he didn't wait around to find out. One of the most intense moments came on March 13, 2008. Dimon was at a Greek restaurant with his parents when his phone rang. On the other end was Bear Stearns CEO Alan Schwartz in full panic mode: "Jamie, I need $30 billion tonight, otherwise we're going to go bankrupt in Asia in the morning." Dimon's reaction? Brutally honest: "Even I said, ‘Alan, I don't even know how to get $30 billion.'" But he didn't waste time. He called his senior team with a simple directive: "Get dressed and go to the office." Within hours, hundreds of JPMorgan employe...