The Cranky Middle Manager Show #38 Corporate Canaries
The Cranky Middle Manager Show #03
Today’s show is about Corporate Canaries- the signs of a business in trouble and how managers can help. Our guest is Gary Sutton: author, turnaround expert, serial CEO and very smart guy.
SHOW NOTES
0:00 First, today is officially Take the Darned Day Off Day. I said so, that’s why.
1:31 This book fits great with the 4 Disciplines of Management according to this show. For those of you new to the show they are:
1) Business Acumen
2) Project and Process Management
3) Leadership
4) Communication Skills
2:15 This show is dedicated to Cassandra. Nobody likes a know-it-all.
3:40 The quote of the week is from Arthur Schopenhauer. Not only is it a cool quote, it’s the only thing Schopenhauer ever said that I can understand.
4:40 Welcome Gary Sutton, author of Corporate Canaries. What does the canary metaphor mean and why should middle managers care about it? Oh, and if we could just get this guy to say what he thinks….
8:00 The first “Canary”- You Can’t Outgrow Losses
10:30 Canary #2 Debt’s a Killer
13:00 Canary #3 Fools Fly Blind
15:45 Canary #4 Any Decision Beats No Decision
20:20 Canary #5 Markets Grow and Markets Die
24:00 The final rule…. Defense Matters
26:20 The Canaries are seldom the favorite people in an organization. Quit whining about it- it’s your job.
31:00 Gary is pretty candid about some books. The one he seems to like is Good To Great.
EMAIL ME if you’re interested in anything specific, even drop me a voicemail by Skype… my skype address is wayneturmel.