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The six-month fix : adventures in rescuing failing companies / Gary Sutton.

Publisher: New York ; [Chichester] : Wiley, c2002Description: ix, 294 p. ; 24 cm001: 27201ISBN: 0471036269 :; 9780471036265 :Subject(s): Corporate turnarounds | Corporate reorganizations | Business failuresDDC classification: 658.4063 LOC classification: HD58.8

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"If you're the CEO of a struggling business, let's hope we never meet. I'm Gary Sutton, a turnaround guy. When I arrive you leave. Results usually get better and fast."-from the Introduction to The Six-Month Fix
Lessons on how to save a sick company from a top turnaround CEO
One of the business world's most sought-after "trauma specialists," Gary Sutton has salvaged nearly a dozen failing businesses, including everything from printing, garbage hauling, and burglar alarm companies to aerospace, satellite communications, and software firms. In The Six-Month Fix, Sutton takes readers behind the PR curtain to give them an intimate look at the situations he faced coming into several sick companies and how he fixed what ailed them. Writing in his trademark frank, funny, no-holds-barred style, he shares his war stories and the lessons he learned about what it takes to save a faltering business. Not for the faint of heart, The Six-Month Fix offers honest, straight-from-the-hip advice for managers in training for the business fight of their lives.
Gary Sutton (La Jolla, CA) sits on several private boards, is a Director of WebSense (WSBN-Nasdaq), and is the author of several books.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

Introduction (p. vii)
Chapter 1 First Stop the Bleeding (p. 1)
Chapter 2 Turnaround Scams and Screwups (p. 23)
Chapter 3 Over and Over and Over Again, the Same Mistakes (p. 28)
Chapter 4 Make What Sells (p. 33)
Chapter 5 Raise a Flag, Any Flag (p. 36)
Chapter 6 Specialize or Die (p. 40)
Chapter 7 Scorn Break-Even (p. 45)
Chapter 8 Slash Costs (p. 49)
Chapter 9 Jump-Start New Products (p. 53)
Chapter 10 Manage More than Lead (p. 57)
Chapter 11 Crawl into Your Customer's Skin (p. 61)
Chapter 12 Cheap Is Such a Pretty Word (p. 64)
Chapter 13 Nudge Value Up (p. 67)
Chapter 14 Human Resources Is Neither (p. 71)
Chapter 15 Hustle the Hustlers (p. 74)
Chapter 16 Interview Smarter (p. 77)
Chapter 17 Cinderellas (p. 80)
Chapter 18 Second Opinions (p. 82)
Chapter 19 Contracts Are Sales Literature (p. 90)
Chapter 20 Downgrade Education (p. 95)
Chapter 21 Reverse Discriminate (p. 99)
Chapter 22 Walk the Floor (p. 103)
Chapter 23 Raise Pay, Cut Benefits (p. 106)
Chapter 24 Incentivize Everyone (p. 109)
Chapter 25 Tighten the Ship (p. 112)
Chapter 26 Publish a Firing Policy (p. 116)
Chapter 27 Beat the Union (p. 119)
Chapter 28 Fight Politics (p. 122)
Chapter 29 Dance with That Debt Devil, Arm's Length (p. 125)
Chapter 30 Duck Computer Traps (p. 127)
Chapter 31 Kill Meetings (p. 131)
Chapter 32 Kick Down the Walls (p. 133)
Chapter 33 What's Your Business? (p. 137)
Chapter 34 Turnarounds Yes, Startups No, and Why (p. 149)
Chapter 35 One Bubble Off Plumb (p. 153)
Chapter 36 Eliminate Sex (p. 159)
Chapter 37 Attack Drugs and Alcohol (p. 161)
Chapter 38 Stop Gambling. Oh, Yes You Are (p. 164)
Chapter 39 Send God Back to Church (p. 167)
Chapter 40 Slash Consulting (p. 170)
Chapter 41 Use Lawyers Less (p. 174)
Chapter 42 Romance the Bankers (p. 177)
Chapter 43 Use the CPA as More than an Accountant (p. 180)
Chapter 44 Insurance Stupidity (p. 183)
Chapter 45 Challenge the Do-Gooders (p. 186)
Chapter 46 Break Laws Carefully (p. 189)
Chapter 47 The Turnaround Never Ends (p. 192)
Chapter 48 How It Feels (p. 195)
Chapter 49 Dressing Up the Stiff (p. 198)
Chapter 50 Promote Offbeat Thinking (p. 212)
Chapter 51 Cash Makes You Stupid (p. 215)
Chapter 52 Demand Straight Talk (p. 217)
Chapter 53 Create Real Plans (p. 219)
Chapter 54 Get Advertising Results (p. 222)
Chapter 55 Cut Costs by Raising Quality (p. 227)
Chapter 56 Manage from One Piece of Paper (p. 230)
Chapter 57 Invest Simply (p. 232)
Chapter 58 Negotiate Faster (p. 235)
Chapter 59 Flatten That Pyramid (p. 238)
Chapter 60 Watch for Trouble Signs (p. 240)
Chapter 61 Sell Harder (p. 243)
Chapter 62 Raise Ethics, Raise Profits (p. 246)
Chapter 63 Ride the Big Wave (p. 249)
Chapter 64 Seed Your Culture with the Employee Manual (p. 252)
Chapter 65 Elephant Hunting (p. 262)
Chapter 66 Boards Suck. Here's How to Cope (p. 268)
Chapter 67 Shareholders Only (p. 282)
Chapter 68 Author's Track Record (p. 284)
Chapter 69 The 31 Steps That Convert Bleeders into Winners (p. 286)
Index (p. 291)

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