The chapter delves into how childhood experiences can influence career paths, highlighting the speaker's journey from engineering to academia. It discusses the importance of leadership transitions and strategic thinking, emphasizing the significance of support and integration for new leaders. The speaker shares insights on successful transitions, stressing the importance of reflection, planning, learning, connecting, deciding, and acting.
Michael Watkins wrote the book on leadership transitions. He is a professor of leadership and organizational change at the IMD Business School and a cofounder of Genesis Advisers. He is the author of 16 books, including The First 90 Days, an international bestseller which the Economist called “the onboarding bible.” He is an inductee of the Thinkers50 Hall of Fame and just published a new book, The Six Disciplines of Strategic Thinking.
Michael Watkins joined Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to talk about perfecting leadership transitions, mastering strategic thinking, and much more.
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