The first 90 days critical success strategies for new leaders at all levels

• Main Author: Watkins, Michael 1956- (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, Massachusetts Harvard Business School Press 2003
• Subjects: Management; Strategic planning; Executive ability; Leadership
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• Physical Description: xvi, 252 pages illustrations 22 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-246) and index
• ISBN: 9781591391104; 1591391105

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