The First 90 Days by Michael D. Watkins has been called “The onboarding bible” by The Economist. Originally published in 2003 and since updated, the book takes the reader through steps and processes to work through within the first 90 days of getting a new job or promotion. Watkins focuses on the STARS model of deciding whether your new role will be in a department/company that is in a period of being a Start-up, Turnaround, Accelerated Growth, Realignment, or Sustaining Success.
There is plenty to learn here and brings up lots of good ideas to think about when starting a new role. Its focus is on higher level positions with the biggest negative being that it is written with doom and gloom threats that if you don’t follow these steps then you will end up a complete failure in your new position.
7/10
The Light Appears 