You're in Charge, Now What?: The 8 Point Plan

ISBN-13: 9781400048663 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 320 str.

James M. Citrin

Opis

When you start a new job, you are in a -temporary state of incompetence, - faced with having to do the most when you know the least. Tom Neff and Jim Citrin, two of the world's experts on leadership and career achievement, know what it takes to succeed in a new position. Through compelling, first-hand stories, from CEOs like Jeffrey Immelt of GE and Bob Eckert of Mattel, You're in Charge--Now What? offers an eight-point plan to show you how to lay the groundwork for long-term momentum and great performance.

Recenzje

Take it from someone who s been there. You re in Charge Now What? asks all the right questions and tracks down all the right answers from people who ought to know.
Dick Parsons, chairman and CEO, Time Warner Inc.

The secret road maps of many prominent leaders are revealed for the first time.
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Yale Chief Executive Leadership Institute

Leavened by anecdote and enriched by the authors deep understanding of American corporate culture, this book isn t just a navigational chart for the Big Cheese. It is also an entertaining read for the layman. Time

Spis treści

Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- The First Steps: Aligning Expectations
- No One Can Do It Alone: Shaping Your Management Team
- Crafting Your Strategic Agenda
- Culture Is the Game: Starting to Transform the Corporate Culture
- Answering to a Higher Authority: Establishing a Productive Working Relationship with Your Boss (or Board)
- Communication: The Key to Implementing Your Agenda
- Resisting Temptation: Avoiding the Top Ten Traps for New Leaders
- CONCLUSION Next Step to Enduring Success---The Next Hundred Days
- APPENDIX The Spencer Stuart 8 Point Plan for the First Hundred Days
- Gary Kusin's First Hundred Day Plan for Kinko's
- "On Becoming an Associate''
- Bibliography
- Acknowledgments
- Index

O autorze

Thomas J. Neff is chairman of Spencer Stuart U.S. and a member of the firm s worldwide board of directors. Hailed by the Wall Street Journal as the number one brand name in CEO searches, he has been profiled on the cover of BusinessWeek and the Money and Business section of the New York Times. He is the coauthor of Lessons from the Top.

James M. Citrin leads Spencer Stuart s Global Technology, Communications, and Media Practice and is a member of the firm s worldwide board of directors. He is the author of Zoom and the coauthor of Lessons from the Top and The 5 Patterns of Extraordinary Careers.