Fully a quarter of all managers in major corporations enter new leadership roles each year. Whether their assignments involve leading a work group or taking over a company as CEO, they face very similar challenges--and risks--in those critical first months on the job. How new leaders manage their transitions can make all the difference between success and failure. In this hands-on guide, Michael Watkins, a noted expert on leadership transitions, offers proven strategies for moving successfully into a new role at any point in one's career. Concise and practical, The First 90 Days walks managers through every aspect of the transition, from mental preparation to forging the right alliances to securing critical early wins. Through vivid examples of success and failure at all levels, Watkins identifies the most common pitfalls new leaders encounter and provides tools and strategies for how to avoid them.

会议本是集思广益、群体决策的工具，然而沉闷的发言、混乱的讨论、成员之间的对抗与误解，往往让会议成为吞噬时间、引发加班的“黑洞”，变成不断给人添堵的“万恶之源”。 本书为促进会议高效沟通、决策的通俗读物。书中以实际咨询案例为基础，用小说的形式将会议准备、问题分析、沟通表达、群体决策等方法融为一体，并通过小说中的人物塑造与场景设计来巧妙展现问题的界定、分析、讨论方法，意见的引导、整理策略等，引导读者在具体的实践场景中理解和掌握高效率的群体工作法，将给人添堵的会议变为高效沟通、突破思维障碍、释放创造力的协作工具。 本书可作为提升职场技能的实用读物，也可作为个人思考训练、沟通表达的参考指南。