by Michael Watkins (Get the Book)In this new edition (1st ed., CH, May'04, 41-5391), Watkins (leadership development consultant) expands coverage to better reflect the contemporary challenges facing today's organizational leaders as they transition into new positions. Based on his study of leadership at major global organizations, Watkins finds that successful leaders must address, immediately at the onset of new assignments, ten challenges or tenets. These include preparing to take charge; planning to learn; diagnosing situations for the right strategy; building productive working relationships; winning early on; instilling new team processes; identifying critical support; and institutionalizing a common framework to accelerate the organization's transition. Like the earlier edition, the book's ten brief, well-written, and straightforward chapters provide a step-by-step plan covering all aspects of adjusting to new responsibilities and organizational cultures, and the demands and challenges to be expected during the first 90 days as transitional leaders. Chapters are supplemented and enhanced with useful case studies, tables summarizing organizational and leadership theories, and a series of introspective questions. A useful addition to leadership studies collections. --Choice
