The First 90 Days

Proven Strategies for Getting Up to Speed Faster and Smarter

By: Michael D. Watkins

Narrated by: Grover Gardner

The world’s most trusted guide for leaders in transition.

Transitions are a critical time for leaders. In fact, most agree that moving into a new role is the biggest challenge a manager will face. While transitions offer a chance to start fresh and make needed changes in an organization, they also place leaders in a position of acute vulnerability. Missteps made during the crucial first three months in a new role can jeopardize or even derail your success.

In this updated and expanded version of the international bestseller The First 90 Days, Michael D. Watkins offers proven strategies for conquering the challenges of transitions - no matter where you are in your career. Watkins, a noted expert on leadership transitions and adviser to senior leaders in all types of organizations, also addresses today’s increasingly demanding professional landscape, where managers face not only more frequent transitions but also steeper expectations once they step into their new jobs.

By walking you through every aspect of the transition scenario, Watkins identifies the most common pitfalls new leaders encounter and provides the tools and strategies you need to avoid them. You’ll learn how to secure critical early wins, an important first step in establishing yourself in your new role. Each chapter also includes checklists, practical tools, and self-assessments to help you assimilate key lessons and apply them to your own situation.

Whether you’re starting a new job, being promoted from within, embarking on an overseas assignment, or being tapped as CEO, how you manage your transition will determine whether you succeed or fail. Use this book as your trusted guide.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2013 Michael Watkins (P)2013 Gildan Media LLC

Good stuff...

I found this read to be a hard read but the information worth putting up with the dry reading. It was very informative and helped me see where I could have improved in previous employment. I would recommend this book to a friend.

all new managers seeking advise

I am preparing for a new position in management. I highly recommend this book. It is a must-read for anyone looking at a new position or new leadership role f you want to excel 2 and they was a kid of level position. Even people who have never thought about the first 90 days of any new position!! ;)

Perfect for your first big career move

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes, no question if they are taking on a new role. It helped me greatly to plan the first 90 days after promotion

better to read actual book

I really like the content but there were so many references to charts in the book I think it would have been much better to read the actual book. I started a new job and use the five questions the author suggested when meeting with staff. They worked really well.

Getting rid of first day jitters through prep and action plan

Absolutely loved it. It was an easy listen and now I will order the book for easy reference and to have access to the many charts, checklists, and additional resources available in the book. Seems like key reading as a director embarking on my first day tomorrow. I feel like I will go into my meeting with my VP with an action plan, a greater sense of control and confidence. A must read....with some truly practical items to take into my first day. Only wish I had read it a month before starting to truly have a headstart.