| Corporate Canaries: Avoid Business Disasters with a Coal Miner's Secrets |  | Authors: Lisa Samson, Gary Sutton
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
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Sales Rank: 1,360,587
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 160
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Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.2 x 0.9
ISBN: 078521299X
Dewey Decimal Number: 657.403
EAN: 9780785212997
ASIN: 078521299X
Publication Date: October 18, 2005
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When your business hits trouble, can you recognize the warning signs? A century ago, coal miners brought canaries into the mines for danger warnings. At the first hint of poisonous methane gas, the little birds stopped chirping . . . and many miners were saved. Your business faces invisible threats too. With equal doses of insight from Gary Sutton's experience as a hands-on, corporate turnaround CEO, and wisdom from his coal miner grandfather, this delightful volume helps you recognize trouble-before it's too late. In Corporate Canaries, Sutton reveals the five "canary warnings" that are a sure sign of trouble. Sutton's successes are measured not in millions but in billions of dollars. He's breathed life into many flatlining organizations. The secret, he reveals, is recognizing the warning signs-and recognizing them early! Once you empower everyone in your organization to become a "canary watcher," the success can be limitless. With the wit of a storyteller and the credibility of a Wall Street hero, Gary Sutton spins that rare breed of business book: the kind you won't want to put down.
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 Sing Success Instead of Singing Disaster March 27, 2010
Leanne Hoagland Smith (Midwest USA)
In this book, Gary Sutton shared some of his grandfather's wisdom for 21st century leaders be them small business owners, C-Suite executives, entrepreneurs and independent sales professionals such as realtors, insurance agents and financial advisors.
What attracted me to this book beyond the bright yellow cover with the simple black bird cage was the simplicity and it being a quick read (less than 150 pages). Using a proven concept to avoid disaster in the mine, Sutton relates in six chapters some specific lessons in how to turn a business or organization around based upon his grandfather's real world experiences after working in the coal mining business. At the end of each chapter are some golden nuggets just in case you missed a key concept.
Chapter Two is simply entitled Debt is a Killer. Given the current economic crisis of the last several years, this chapter is one a lot of more individuals should have read. One golden nugget is this chapter is your business is in trouble when its debt to equity exceeds 1:1. Hmm, I wonder if anyone if the federal government is currently understands this concept?
Chapter Six concludes the book by reviewing the five big lessons to avoid a dying canary. Additionally each chapter has some great call out boxes with specific examples of corporate canaries. If you are at a lost as to why your business is experiencing some significant challenges, then consider reading this book to learn how you can avoid being one of those dead canaries and instead [ASIN:0981800459 be The Red Jacket in a sea of gray suits]]
Don't underestimate this quick read January 18, 2008
R Brimeyer
In 2005, I joined a company that I was told would close within 6 weeks. When I arrived the two guys in charge were trying to guess what the last day would be. I disagreed with their assessment of the company & took some steps to turn the company around. After these were successful I was able to persuade them to try a few more steps. 20 months after I arrived, the company completed a profitable year & was headed in the right direction. Then I read this book. I was amazed at how closely the points in the book matched the steps I had taken to turn around the company. So I know first hand that this works, & that alot of organizations just don't make priorities of the points listed therein. I moved on to another company that was struggling & I've done alot of the same things again, with similar results. Read this book & follow the lessons within. Your organization will be better for it.
 Business January 15, 2007
Doug Weidner (United States)
Interesting read. You will definitely identify descriptions of people you work with or have worked with. Some good basic insights.
Corporate Canaries - A great Reality Check! March 6, 2006
Lynn M. Puhr (Hoffman Estates, IL)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This was a very easy read and very insightful. There is much wisdom in the straight-forward teachings of the author and his grandfather. And it is wonderfully current! A must read for anyone interested in business acumen.
 An easy read insurance policy for averting corporate disasters January 10, 2006
Siriam (London United Kingdom)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This short book given its attempt to be simple in delivering five key lessons (plus wrap it around with some savvy homely anecdotes of his grandfather's mining experiences in pioneering times to fill out the book) is likely to leave most business book readers feeling short changed one suspects.
Sutton's turn around credentials and war stories underpin the five rules and as with many such books the five (which can be written in less than half a page) will not be new or unknown to most readers. Where the pinch comes is that Sutton's real theme based on the number of basket case companies he has been involved with, seems to be acceptance his book will not be immediately of use but once read should be kept in a bottom drawer for reference to when things start to go wrong and application of one of the lessons will he argues apply.
I would class it as an easy two hour maximum read - food for thought but not going to get you fired up as to what you might do new unless you are in the unfortunate position of being in a company that is actually heading for or going into tailspin.
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