Hey friends, this book review of Michael D. Watkins proven strategies for getting up to speed faster on any job. If you want to be successful when you start a new job or finally receive a promotion, then you need to realize that every day is an interview.
Watkins has been my virtual career mentor.
This is the exact blueprint I’ve followed when I accepted my first software technology job. I even created a new hire onboarding program called, “The 90 Capacity & Aptitude Test” based upon this book’s principles.
Here’s a great summary from an Amazon customer book review:
- Establish your integrity in first 30 days.
- Learn all you can about the organization, put on your “historian” hat.
- Don’t suggest changes without examining what has been done previously.
- Silence is not accession.
- Meet with everyone in the organization to evaluate their expectations. Ask them what they think you should focus on.
- Ask same questions of all so no one treated different and you have a cross-section.
- Look for “early wins,” low-hanging fruit of improvements you can make or other things to boost morale.
The Winning Strategy
- Begin figuring out who you need to move off your team immediately, whose roles need to change, and who you need to evaluate further.
- Think strategically. After your first 90 days you should be able to present a plan that is actionable.
- Evaluate the vision of the organization, its values, and use SWOT analysis.
Ask these 4 questions every week
- What isn’t going well. Why? What can you change?
- What are you least happy about. What can you change about it?
- What meeting troubled you the most?
- What conflict needs to be most resolved?
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Dealing with your boss in the first 30 days:
- Be proactive, assume it’s on your shoulders to build the relationship and get the support you need.
- Schedule meetings to discuss expectations, evaluations, and personal development.
- Figure out what would give your boss “early wins.” Make his priorities your priorities.
- Be proactive in doing things that will allow your boss to hear from people he trusts that you’re a good worker.
- Don’t bring your boss bad news early, at least without bringing good news too.
- Don’t assume he will change. She has a style, foibles, accept them and work around them and move on. You can learn a lot from a bad boss, and you will likely have many.
- Examine how others relate to your boss and how he responds.
Before you go… watch this video below & share it with your friends on LinkedIn & Facebook. Trust me, a lot more employees & new hires need this book review!
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