Author Ty Carver draws on executive recruiting and volunteer firefighting to examine five human warning signs
TAMPA, Fla., Oct. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Employees, customers and prospective hires can change their behavior before an organization's financial results reveal the consequences. In his first book, "EXIT SIGNALS: How Leaders Spot Decline Before the Numbers Do," author Ty Carver gives leaders a framework for recognizing those changes and deciding when to act. The book will be available Oct. 13, 2026, on Amazon, and more information is available at https://www.exitsignals.com
"For years, recruiting gave me a front-row seat to what people really thought about their companies and where they saw a future for themselves," states Carver. "The people were the data. When strong people leave, customers change their habits and the next generation stops choosing your path, those may not be separate signals. Leaders need to find out. The numbers aren't wrong. They're late."
Local television is the book's central case study. It also examines organizational decline in higher education, healthcare, banking, and retail. The framework identifies five signals:
- Talent Flight: Capable people leave, sometimes abandoning the field altogether.
- Habit Erosion: Customers stop turning to the organization out of habit.
- Belief Erosion: People stay but lose confidence in the institution's future.
- Leadership Lag: Leaders respond to changed conditions with old assumptions.
- The Missing On-Ramp: The next generation stops choosing the institution or field.
The Exit Signals Dashboard, available at no charge at https://www.exitsignals.com, helps leaders assess whether a signal is isolated or spreading and whether it is getting worse. Reading those human signals alongside financial results gives leaders a fuller picture of what may already be changing. The book also shows how to bring those observations into a leadership discussion and decide what needs to change.
"The framework of the five signals is fantastic. Its lessons can be the tools for change at a true strategic level. I consider it a true gift to my own professional development." Daniel J. "Chico" DeCicco, Director of Safety, Air Methods SE Region, Commander, USN (Ret.).
"This is an incredible read and very helpful for managers, supervisors, and executive teams to read and reflect on together." Sharon A. Kerrick, PhD - Assistant VP - Digital Transformation Center (DTC) Associate Professor Human Resource Organizational Development (HROD) University of Louisville.
"Exit Signals is a wakeup call to leaders who aren't paying attention to the smoke signals. You have got to realize what is going on with your current staff and potential staff before there is a five-alarm fire!" John Huff, Former Vice President/General Manager, KWWL (Waterloo/Cedar Rapids, IA).
To learn more, buy the book, or contact the author for interviews and speaking opportunities, visit https://www.exitsignals.com.
About Ty Carver
Ty Carver is the founder and CEO of Carver Talent, a media executive-search firm. He has more than thirty years of experience in recruiting, human resources, and leadership, including approximately fifteen years working in and around local television and media. He also spent fifteen years as a volunteer firefighter, serving as a company officer. His book, "Exit Signals: How Leaders Spot Decline Before the Numbers Do," draws on what he learned through recruiting and on the fireground. To learn more, visit https://www.exitsignals.com.
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