This Harvard Business Review collection features the best in leadership transitions from celebrated author and advisor Michael D. Watkins. Watkins, who has worked for decades guiding senior leaders into new roles to help them and their organizations succeed, is the author of the international bestseller The First 90 Days. With more than 400,000 copies sold worldwide and published in more than 25 languages, the book has become the standard reference for leaders in transition. In addition to the full digital edition (ebook) of The First 90 Days, this collection includes digital editions of Watkins’ other popular works: Your Next Move, which guides professionals through the most common career transitions; Shaping the Game, on how to lead effective negotiations; and his 2012 Harvard Business Review article, “How Managers Become Leaders.” Watkins, whose ideas have guided some of the world’s best leaders through successful transitions, is the chairman of leadership development consultancy Genesis Advisers. Drawing on the perfect combination of research and hands-on experience, he has spent the last two decades working with leaders—both corporate and public—as they transition to new roles, negotiate the future of their organizations, and craft their legacy as leaders. He was previously a professor at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard, Harvard Business School, INSEAD in France, and IMD in Switzerland.
Patrick Corvington at The Annie E. Casey Foundation have invested significantly in the refinement of executive transition management, the application of succession planning to nonprofit organizations, and field building to introduce ...
For nonprofits leadership transitions are a time of exceptionally high risk.
Offers sound advice for executives and managers taking over new positions and for organizations undergoing leadership changes. Provides practical guidance on all phases of the leadership transition process--from initial planning,...
Keith Rollag, Salvatore Parise, and Rob Cross, “Getting New Hires Up to Speed Quickly,” Sloan Management Review, January 15, 2005; and Jean-François Manzoni and Jean-Louis Barsoux, “New Leaders: Stop Downward Performance Spirals Before ...
Combining expert knowledge, experience and reflections from senior leaders to distil collective leadership experiences, this book explores the realities of leadership at universities rather than the imagined and often-unrealistic ...
Making a Leadership Change: How Organisations and Leaders Can Handle Leadership Transitions Sucessfully
Because the anxiety about a change at the top was at the point of distracting people from their jobs, the CEO would address this at a town hall meeting that was scheduled for the following week. He would say that he had decided it was ...
For both new presidents and their institutions, the presidential leadership transition is an intense experience with serious ramifications for the success of the president's tenure. Ironically, although considerable time is...
... Commentary by D. Lapore, J. Rockart, M.J. Earl, T. Thomas, P. McAteer and J. Elton, in R.F. Maruca, 'Are CIOs obsolete? ... See N. Carr, 'The end of corporate computing', MIT Sloan Management Review, 46, 3, 2005, pp. 67–73.
" So starts the positive review of Your Next Move on the influential 800 CEO Read website. It's true that all leaders--no matter how seasoned--need guidance through the professional changes that define a career.