Right From The Start: Taking Charge In A New Leadership Role

Description

A survival manual for leaders starting work at a new company, this book outlines proven strategies for navigating the "make-or-break" first six months on the job. Michael Watkins' The First 90 Days has been a runaway success, selling over 65,000 copies in its first 10 months since publication. The hardcover of Right from the Start, which published in 1999, has sold 33,594 copies to date. We believe that the paperback reprint will be able to piggyback on the sales of First 90 Days, since the books are so complementary and since Watkins' reputation has grown considerably since the hardcover publication. The book will have a new cover and trim to help capture the wider audience that has embraced Watkin's work. CEO and senior management turnover (64% of executives hired from the outside won't make it in their new roles) are realities of today's marketplace that every manager faces, so this book fills a universal and urgent need.

Michael Watkins has developed a strong "brand" for himself in the leadership arena and has won over a large audience with his work on leadership transitions. His book Predictable Surprises (with Max Bazerman) is due out this Fall, and he has recently left Harvard Business School to start his own leadership and strategy consultancy called Genesis Advisers

"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"