The First 90 Days: critical success strategies for new leaders at all levels by Michael Watkins - 2003

Boston: Harvard Business School Press. Very Good. 5.80(w) x 8.60(h) x (d). Hardback. 2003. 272 pages.<br>The international bestseller and globally acknowled ged bible on leadership and career transitions Fully a quarter o f all managers in major corporations enter new leadership roles e ach year. Whether their assignments involve starting a new job, b eing promoted internally, or embarking on an international assign ment, how new leaders manage their transitions can mean the diffe rence between success and failure. In The First 90 Days, Michael D. Watkins, a noted expert on leadership transitions, offers pro ven strategies for moving successfully into a new role at any poi nt in one's career. Concise and practical, The First 90 Days walk s managers through every aspect of the transition, from mental pr eparation to forging the right alliances to securing critical ear ly wins. Through vivid examples of successes and failures at all levels, Michael Watkins identifies the most common pitfalls new l eaders encounter and provides tools and strategies for how to avo id them. As hundreds of thousands of readers already know, The F irst 90 Days is your roadmap for taking charge quickly and effect ively during critical career transition periods-whether you're a first-time manager, a midcareer professional on your way up, or a newly minted CEO. .