About The First 90 Days: Critical Success Strategies for New Leaders at All Levels
Since its original release, The First 90 Days has become the bestselling globally acknowledged bible of leadership and career transitions. In this updated and expanded 10th anniversary edition, internationally known leadership transition expert Michael D. Watkins gives you the keys to successfully negotiating your next move—whether you’re onboarding into a new company, being promoted internally, or embarking on an international assignment.
In The First 90 Days, Watkins outlines proven strategies that will dramatically shorten the time it takes to reach what he calls the “breakeven point” when your organization needs you as much as you need the job. This new edition includes a substantial new preface by the author on the new definition of a career as a series of transitions; and notes the growing need for effective and repeatable skills for moving through these changes. As well, updated statistics and new tools make this book more reader-friendly and useful than ever.
As hundreds of thousands of readers already know, The First 90 Days is a road map for taking charge quickly and effectively during critical career transition periods—whether you are a first-time manager, a mid-career professional on your way up, or a newly minted CEO.
- Complete Title: The First 90 Days: Critical Success Strategies for New Leaders at All Levels
- Format: Hardcover
- Language: English
- Number of Pages: 304
- Publication Time: May 14, 2013
- Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press
- ISBN: 1422188612
- ISBN13: 9781422188613
About Michael D. Watkins
Michael D. Watkins
Reviews The First 90 Days: Critical Success Strategies for New Leaders at All Levels
Erika RS
I think I must not be the target audience for this book because I found it dull. The book had a number of useful techniques but it was definitely targeted toward leaders in more traditional companies…
Themistocles
Well, let’s put it this way: if you need this book, then you obviously have no place in managing anything, and your pet goldfish is probably already dead out of neglect and lack of food.Really?? Is th…
Ryan
I’m very skeptical of business books – I see them as slightly more serious versions of Get Rich Quick books and Self Help books. But this was actually helpful. As someone who’s worked in less traditio…
Kristine Morris
If I was transitioning into a more senior role and I read this book, I think I’d quit before I even got started. There’s a lot of organizational development, change management, people management, know…
Bob Selden
As a keen student of new manager behaviour always on the lookout for new ideas, I picked up “The First 90 Days” with great anticipation. Michael Watkins sets out to provide new managers (he calls…
Scott
The First 90 Days is focused on providing proven strategies for effectively getting through transitions from one job to another job or one company to another. The book is marketed at professionals in…
Edyth
The First 90 Days is now one of my favorites, right up there with Leadership 2.0 (a must-read for leaders). This book is a great and practical guide to help any leader transition into a new job, posit…
Gumble’s Yard – Golden Reviewer
A bestselling management book which, nearly 20 years after initial publication (2003) and nearly 10 years since updating and expansion (2013 – this version) seems to remain the clear leading book on…
Amy
One of these days I am going to stop reading these business books with the blind hope that one will click. They all just sound the same: practical if you’re joining some startup as a CEO and happen to…