Discover valuable insights, strategies, and practical tips on transition acceleration and leadership development.
In this podcast series, Michael Watkins is interviewed by podcast host Deepak Jalayaman about his perspectives around the ROI of transition support for an inbound leader and the timelines that one should bear in mind when thinking about transitions. They also discuss three different types of transition challenges covered in detail in Michael’s recently updated book Master […]
When leaders take new roles, they typically inherit someone else’s team and need to assess, reshape, align, and accelerate it. Michael Watkins outlines the steps newly appointed leaders need to take to align effectively with their teams and to get them to deliver results on their watch in his Harvard Business Review article “Leading the Team You […]
In his article “7 Ways to Set Up a New Hire for Success,” published on HBR.org (May 2019), Michael Watkins writes, “No one has a bigger impact on new employees’ success than the managers who hired them.” Crucially, the hiring manager bears the responsibility for onboarding and integrating their new employee and according to Watkins, “It’s […]
In “5 Questions to Ask When Starting a New Job” (Harvard Business Review, April 2019) Michael Watkins writes, “The actions you take during your first few months in a new job have a major impact on your success or failure. Build positive momentum early on and it will propel you through your tenure. Make some early […]
In this 30-minute 3-2-1 iRelaunch Podcast, Michael Watkins — best-selling author of The First 90 Days and its newly-updated essential companion, Master Your Next Move — is interviewed by iRelaunch Chairman and Co-Founder Carol Fishman Cohen about the principles and techniques of making successful transitions into new roles through the lens of a “relauncher,” or person returning to the workforce after a break. Among the […]
In our recent Power Onboarding Webinar, Michael Watkins and Harvard Business Review Press Executive Editor Jeff Kehoe shared their insights and discussed eight career challenges outlined in the newly updated edition of Master Your Next Move: The Essential Companion to The First 90 Days. Your next professional move can make or break your career. Are you ready? In […]
