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According to Dan Ciampa and Michael Watkins 64% of executives hired from the outside won't make it in their new jobs. While executives from within the ranks know the challenges, culture and politics of a company, newcomers face a corporate minefield. Right from the Start is Ciampa and Watkins' survival manual for leaders starting work at a new company. "Leadership is never easy", they write. "This is never truer than when a new leader enters an organization from the outside and must change its culture in fundamental ways". Through interviews with dozens of corporate leaders who have succeeded or failed in such transitions the authors provide a strategy for getting it right from the outset.
Ciampa, an independent consultant, and Watkins, a Harvard Business School associate professor, advise three key missions for new leaders: create momentum; master the ability to learn, convey a vision and build coalitions; and know and manage yourself well. A fast start is especially crucial. They say the most important period starts with the recruitment or interview process and runs through the first six months in a new role. Right From the Start provides plenty of real-life examples of successes and failures, from building coalitions to changing corporate culture. The stories tend to suffer sometimes because the executives remain anonymous. Nonetheless the book is instructive for business people assuming new management roles. --Dan Ring, Amazon.com --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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"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"
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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I found Right from the Start an extremely well researched and comprehensive set of tools which will greatly benefit any senior executive entering a new organization. It is the only book I have read which so clearly outlines the management pitfalls awaiting any new leader in his first few weeks on the job. I find it hard to imagine how even the most talented and experienced manager could not benefit from such a practical and common sense approach to the challenging task of taking over the leadership reins of a new organization, regardless of its size. As a venture capitalist and LBO investor, I plan to give copies to anybody entering the executive suites of all the companies in which my money is invested.
20 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I found Right from the Start to be an invaluable resource for anyone taking a new job. Although it was written for top managers hired from outside companies, most of the lessons can be applied by managers at all levels, including those who are making internal moves. The book is intensely practical, offering hands-on guidance for succeeding in a new position. The advice about how to get early wins, learn, and build supportive coalitions is particularly valuable.
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A good read, gives a a heads up to how to begin in a leadership role, especially when promoted or starting a new role.
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