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The First 90 Days: Critical Success Strategies for New Leaders at All Levels | 
| Author: Michael D Watkins
Publisher: Harvard Business School Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 1936
Media: Hardcover
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Pages: 208
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Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.8 x 1
ISBN: 1591391105
Dewey Decimal Number: 658.4
EAN: 9781591391104
ASIN: 1591391105
Publication Date: October 1, 2003
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 Best buy January 3, 2009
This is one of the best books I've ever read about the success strategies at work. The book is well structured, easy to read, and gives you the road map. I often come back to it, as it helps me in my professional development. Read it!
 Well written and well structured December 27, 2008
If you are moving into a new role (irrelevant of the level), this is a great book for providing new ideas about how to approach the challenge. It provides a wide range of ideas that will apply to leadership roles in a variety of situations. Since it is so well organised, it is possible to use it as a reference book and dip into the bits that are relevant for your particular situation. The examples and chapter summaries are excellent and make the material much more accessible.
The material applies to such a wide range of situations that I suspect others might find it useful. For example, it wouldn't surprise me if consultants will find this book useful when approaching a new engagement. It provides some useful tools and approaches to tackling new problems.
A really useful book that I will revisit time and time again. It is interesting to note that there aren't that many books that cover this important subject and it is a topic that many organisations actually overlook. The end result is that many of us end up in new roles with very little guidance during the transition period. This book helps fill this gap. As another reviewer suggested, if you are serving out your notice before starting a new job, this would be a good book to read. One thing is for sure, once you start your new job, you will only have limited time to read!
The most practical advice you will ever get December 13, 2008
I have had 2 big promotions in my life. The first one was a disaster and it nearly killed me! The second was a piece of cake. I am positive that the only reason for this is that I had read the First 90 days before the second promotion. It's almost like a manual and it's all obvious. When I read it for the first time I realised all the stupid mistakes I made. Second time I just followed the key steps. It tells you how to manage your boss and set objectives and expectations, it helps you get advice from others. If you are hoping to get a promotion I think you would be crazy not to read this book.
 5 star for senior executives July 5, 2008
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I am only giving this book three stars as it doesn't completely do what it aims to. In the introduction the author sets out his desire to create a book that will serve managers of all levels but it falls somewhat short of this. In reality the book covers a lot of useful areas but it is written as if the reader is moving into a senior management role, if not an executive one. If you do not have the remit, for example, to hire and fire at will, create new products or restructure operations then I'd suggest that only about 25% of the material covered will be directly applicable, another 50% could be interpreted and adapted and the remainder focus on areas that may be outside of your scope of influence.
Having said the above I am glad that I have bought and read this book and, if I can utilise the 75% of the material that is relevant to me, I will be coming back to it again and again as I transition from one job to the next.
The things I liked about this book are:
* It's well written, if you like reading the Harvard Business Review you will probably like the way this is written
* It covers some interesting ideas that should be applicable to most managers
* Each chapter is well structured, containing examples of traps to avoid, frameworks to apply and simple end of chapter checklists
* It's reasonably well referenced with suggestions for further reading on some of its' more integral topics
A lifeline November 22, 2007
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
Moving unexpectedly into an international leadership role, I found the transition much more challenging than I had expected. Despite being disgustingly well organised and focussed, the stark, fundamental difference between my old and new jobs (despite being in the same company, department and technical field) was like night and day. I mind mapped, set priorities and thought strategically, but still struggled (inwardly rather than externally) with how best to spend my time. Having been helpfully directed by my new boss to set a 90 day plan, I found my way to this book.
The book is excellent - clearly written it provides both conceptual advice about what you should be doing (and the guidance will apply very broadly) and detail about conversations to have, where to spend time, how to diagnose the business situation and importantly, mistakes to avoid.
Having read very widely on management and leadership as part of my MBA, this touches an area outside the standard texts. It does not tell you how to lead, what leadership is, or about great leaders, it is purely focussed on making the transition to leadership. It is practical, accessible and well written, and as an investment at an important point in your career, unparalleled.
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