Lisa Gable - Turnaround: How to Change Course When Things Are Going South

Early Praise for
TURNAROUND

A much-needed roadmap to the hardest of leadership challenges.

J. ALEXANDER SANDY DOUGLAS, CEO, Staples

A clear guide to turning around any organization or program from the turnaround master.

BARBARA MCCONNELL BARRETT, The 25th Secretary of the United States Air Force and former U.S. Ambassador to Finland

The perfect synthesis of Gables strategies, which I have witnessed with great admiration for more than a decade.

KIMBERLY REED, former Chairman of the Board of Directors, President, and CEO, Export-Import Bank of the United States

A necessary read for anyone wishing to build bridges with others to create extraordinary results.

RYOZO KATO, former Japanese Ambassador to the U.S.

An insightful and essential guide for any leader hoping to reinvent a business.

ELAINE CHAO, former U.S. Secretary of Transportation and U.S. Secretary of Labor, and corporate board member

A practical and down-to-earth guide to organizational change for not only seasoned leaders but also young professionals beginning their leadership journeys.

MARTY EVANS, retired Rear Admiral, United States Navy; former National Executive Director, Girl Scouts of the USA; and former President and CEO, American Red Cross

Turnaround is a must-read for anyone hoping to transform an organization.

TIM SMUCKER, Chairman Emeritus, The J.M. Smucker Co.

If your organization or project needs a new direction, Lisa Gable offers a wealth of practical advice for how to change course. An eye-opening guide to a spectacularly hard topic.

PAULA SANTILLI, CEO, PepsiCo Latin America

When I need help solving a tough problem, Lisa Gable is always one of my first calls.

AUREN HOFFMAN, CEO of SafeGraph

A wise, engaging book on how to solve big, seemingly intractable problems.

DAVID BUNNING, former Chairman, FARE Board of Directors and private investor

Turnaround reveals how working with others is one of the most effective ways to course-correct an organization that has lost its way.

TOSHIAKI (TAG) TAGUCHI, former President and CEO, Toyota Motor North America, Inc.

Lisa Gables methodic and compassionate approach will help you transform even the most troubled of situations. A must-read.

KIM NELSON, Independent Board Director, Colgate-Palmolive

An incredibly practical and insightful book.

HEIDI ROIZEN, Silicon Valley executive, venture capitalist, and entrepreneur

If you are in a leadership role in any kind of business or organization, you should read this book.

RICHARD RIC JURGENS, Chairman Emeritus, Hy-Vee, Inc.

Lisa Gables ability to solve difficult problems and transform any organization makes Turnaround a must-read.

ROB REID, author and entrepreneur

Lisa Gables proven guidance for turning around teams and organizations by applying a unique combination of discipline with diplomacy and humanity is unquestionable. This book is both timely and essential for any business or team wishing to successfully navigate the challenging times ahead.

DOV BARON, Inc Magazine Top 100 Leadership Speaker, Inc #1 Podcast for Fortune 500 Executives

Expertly written, well-organized, and accessible, Turnaround is an illuminating read for anyone tasked with improving a project or partnership.

THOMAS SILVERA, CST, Co-Founder and President of the Elijah-Alavi Foundation Inc.

Lisa builds on a career straddling corporate, nonprofit, and government sectors to make a positive difference in the lives of millions. That passion for impact shines through in her book.

DR. DEREK YACH, President of the Foundation for a Smokefree World, and former Cabinet Member of the World Health Organization

If you need to solve a complex problem, Lisa Gables book is a must-read. It provides a powerful framework for establishing trust, bringing partners to the table, and turning around any troubled venture.

DR. JERRY GIAQUINTA, Academic Director for the World Bachelor in Business Program and Professor at USC Marshall School of Business

Few people are better positioned to show us how to grapple with disruptive challenges and turn them into positive results than Lisa Gable. In Turnaround, she shares what she does brilliantly and intuitively and, in the process, gives us the gift of an insiders leadership guide.

SYLVIA ACEVEDO, Corporate Director and former CEO, Girl Scouts of the USA

There is a great reason that Lisa has been tapped, repeatedly, for presidential appointments, ambassadorships, and executive placements over the last thirty years; she is well known by business and policy leaders as a leader who can execute in challenging circumstances. Lisa Gables Turnaround is an important read for inspiring and aspiring leaders as they guide their organizations and team members through the complexities of the ever-changing business and cultural climate.

CORDELL CARTER, Executive Director, Socrates Program, The Aspen Institute

Lisas bipartisanship, leadership, and relationships across multiple sectors put her in the perfect position to help those seeking to improve their performance or outcomes.

MARY KATE CARY, Presidential Speechwriter and Adjunct Professor, University of Virginia

TURNAROUND

HOW TO CHANGE COURSE WHEN THINGS ARE GOING SOUTH

LISA GABLE

Copyright 2021 by Lisa Gable

All rights reserved.

Published in the United States by Ideapress Publishing.

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Cover Design by Molly Von Borstel, Faceout Studio Interior Design by Paul Nielsen, Faceout Studio

ISBN: 978-164687-058-5

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To my husband, who makes me laugh, and my daughter, who makes me proud.

TURNAROUND

The Turnaround Method

You are sitting in a conference room at eight oclock at night, and you cant see the light at the end of the tunnel. The engineers in your team are reworking the timeline, and once again, the product will not be shipping on time. You keep running the numbers, but they dont add up. Your boss is going to be upset.

The campaign team huddles at a Starbucks away from headquarters. The new press secretarythe last one left a week agois agitated as she finds out the donor event that evening wont be full. The gubernatorial race started strong, but now things seem to be going nowhere. The incumbent keeps losing ground and going off message. Get-out-the-vote efforts are disorganized. Grassroots volunteers, frustrated that their time is used poorly, stop showing up. A loss seems inevitable.