Authors: Dan Ciampa, Michael Watkins
ISBN-13: 9781591397922, ISBN-10: 1591397928
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Harvard Business Press
Date Published: March 2005
Edition: (Non-applicable)
"This book can help the recently promoted cope with those frightening career moments that arise as soon as you get what you're after." -BookPage
Whether you are succeeding a much-admired boss or charged with implementing sweeping, potentially unsettling change initiatives, a new role is fraught with obstacles. To ensure that your first steps in a new job will lead to enduring success, Right from the Start lays out an action-oriented framework to follow during the early months of a transition. Dan Ciampa and Michael D. Watkins prepare you for the often-treacherous task of navigating an organization's strategy, politics, and culture so that you can smoothly and effectively get to work on your new agenda. Right from the Start combines this tactical advice with absorbing profiles of CEOs, COOs, and EVPs who candidly discuss their experiencesthe successes and the failureswith transitioning to a new leadership role.
Author Biography:
Dan Ciampa is an adviser to leaders moving into new positions and on creating a culture that sustains new technology and operational improvements. Michael D. Watkins is the founder of Genesis Advisers, a leadership and strategy consultancy. Watkins is the author of The First 90 Days: Critical Success Strategies for New Leaders at all Levels.
1 | The challenge | 9 |
2 | Securing early wins | 41 |
3 | Laying a foundation | 69 |
4 | Building credibility | 95 |
5 | Getting oriented | 121 |
6 | Learning | 145 |
7 | Visioning | 167 |
8 | Coalition building | 195 |
9 | Self-awareness and style | 223 |
10 | Advice and counsel | 247 |