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| 80% Recommended by our customers. Publisher: Harvard Business School Press Catalog: Book Release date: 2003-09-18 Media: Hardcover Number of pages: 208 Ean: 9781591391104 Book Isbn: 1591391105  Tip: compare prices with similar booksAuthor:
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| Whether challenged with taking on a startup, turning a business around, or inheriting a high-performing unit, a new leader's success or failure is determined within the first 90 days on the job. In this hands-on guide, Michael Watkins, a noted expert on leadership transitions, offers proven strategies for moving successfully into a new role at any point in one's career. "The First 90 Days" provides a framework for transition acceleration that will help leaders diagnose their situations, craft winning transition strategies, and take charge quickly. Practical examples illustrate how to learn about new organizations, build teams, create coalitions, secure early wins, and lay the foundation for longer-term success. In addition, Watkins provides strategies for avoiding the most common pitfalls new leaders encounter, and shows how individuals can protect themselves-emotionally as well as professionally-during what is often an intense and vulnerable period.Concise and actionable, this is the survival guide no new leader should be without. 'Few companies develop a systematic 'on-boarding' process for their new leaders, even though this is a critical function with major organizational implications. Michael Watkins' "The First 90 Days" provides a powerful framework and strategies that will enable new leaders to take charge quickly. It is an invaluable tool for that most vulnerable time-the transition' - Goli Darabi, Senior Vice President, Corporate Leadership & Succession Management, Fidelity Investments.'Every job - private - or public-sector, civilian or military - has its breakeven point, and everyone can accelerate their learning. Read this book at least twice: once before your next transition - before getting caught up in the whirl and blur of new faces, names, acronyms, and issues; then read it again after you've settled in, and consider how to accelerate transitions for your next new boss and for those who come to work for you' - Colonel Eli Alford, U.S. Army.'Watkins provides an excellent road map, telling us what all new leaders need to know and do to accelerate their learning and success in a new role. "The First 90 Days" should be incorporated into every company's leadership development strategy, so that anyone making a transition in an organization can get up to speed quicker and smarter' - Suzanne M. Danielle, Director of Global Leadership Development, Aventis. 'Michael Watkins has nailed a huge corporate problem and provided the solution in one fell swoop. The pressure on new leaders to hit the ground running has never been greater, and the likelihood and cost of failure is escalating. Watkins' timing with The First 90 Days is impeccable' - Gordon Curtis, Principal, Curtis Consulting.'"The First 90 Days" is a must-read for entrepreneurs. Anyone who's been the CEO of a start-up or early-stage company knows that you go through many 90-day leadership transitions in the course of a company's formative years. In this groundbreaking book, Michael Watkins provides crucial insights, as well as a toolkit of techniques, to enable you to accelerate through these transitions successfully' - Mike Kinkead, President and CEO, time BLASTER Corporation, serial entrepreneur, and Cofounder and Trustee, Massachusetts Software Council. |
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 Written on May 28, 2007 Summary: Some great tips, but often not well developed or organized We bought this book along with the "New Leader's 100-Day Action Plan" and read them side by side. Pro: -"STaRS" concept is excellent. Start-ups, Turnarounds, Realignments and Sustaining success are all different scenarios that you might be thrown into, and the environment you join directly affects what you need to do. -Checklists are helpful, when available, to boil thoughts down to the most essential elements -There are many good tips interspersed throughout the book that are good reminders of the basics you need to adhere to in order to be successful -Breaks the "sink or swim mindset" often associated with starting a new position Con: -Does not really address the time opportunity BEFORE you start a job and in my experience is a major lost opportunity that I've been able to surprise and delight. Set up pre-meetings, arranging for email/phone and a place to sit, etc. as a chance to listen and learn without the pressure to perform. Any items that can/should be done ahead of time appear to me as afterthoughts, underdeveloped, and often out of sequence in this text. -Would not serve as a handy reference... better chapter summaries and a stronger introduction with time lines and meaty chapter outline would have been helpful both now and in the future -I think that many good concepts like "STaRS" were underdeveloped or under leveraged... I sense more detail that was perhaps omitted -To me, many of the illustrations were filler and did not offer additional information -Sometimes poor or awkward word choice or idea sequence (e.g. rather than "Promote Yourself" why not just call it "Prepare Yourself" as this is what you are really saying, so why not just say it that way?) -Real life examples were unnecessarily detailed, consuming time and space that I think could be better used by the author as he's clearly brilliant and has some great observations -I think that the scope is too narrow, picks up after you've started the job (day 1) and neglects the opportunity (and chaos) beforehand of the interview, moving, doing "pre-work" to get your basics at work set-up Bottom line: While there were some interesting moments, I was disappointed. The book does offer several cautionary tales of CEOs who crashed and burned, and if nothing else serves as both warning and motivation to be smarter about your transition. Written on May 26, 2007 Summary: Very Useful - But where's the resources? This is a very good book and I would recommend it to anyone taking on a new role. I found it to be clear and has some very useful advice about dealing with your new boss and reports, and what kind of mind-set to adopt. very useful. I gave it only 4 stars however because at the end of the book he touts all the great resources you will find at [...] that you can use and share to get everyone on the same page. Well, there are no resources there that I could find (except to purchase more of his books). I was very disappointed, enough to feel it takes away from the book. Written on March 17, 2007 Summary: One of the better "How to" Books out there This book is a must read for anyone starting a new corporate job, especially if you manage people. The recommendations aren't rocket science but they are very useful. Moreover, the book provides an actionable framework that you can actually apply when you start a new role/job. The chapters on assessing the situation, aligning with your boss and evaluating your team are very useful in creating your own 90 day plan. The book is well-written and a quick read...you won't regret the investment! Written on March 16, 2007 Summary: Good resource! This book gave me a good framework when I started my new job. We all want to have a solid strategy but often fall short. I highly recommend this book to anyone starting in a new organization or moving up in their existing one.  Written on March 11, 2007 Summary: The First 90 Days: Critical Success Strategies for New Leaders Excellent publication for new leader. |
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| Catalog | Book | Book | Book | Book | Book | Book |
| Release date | 2003-09-18 | 2006-04-14 | 2007-03-27 | 2007-01-09 | 2002-06-15 | 2005-03-02 |
| Media | Hardcover | Hardcover | Paperback | Hardcover | Hardcover | Paperback |
| Number of pages | 208 | 240 | 320 | 256 | 288 | 316 |
| Ean | 9781591391104 | 9780471789772 | 9781400048663 | 9781401301309 | 9780609610572 | 9781591397922 |
| Book Isbn | 1591391105 | 0471789771 | 1400048664 | 1401301304 | 0609610570 | 1591397928 |
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