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Your First 30 Days as a Leader

Reviewed:
Jan 2, 2023 by Business
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Ratings

Overall Rating: 4.5 stars
Content Quality: 4.8 stars
Effectiveness: 4.5 stars
Ease of Use: 4.5 stars
Overview:

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Based on decades of experience as a leader, the author provides a thoughtful framework of everything to consider before your first day and then guides you through a calendar of “Must Do” activities for your first 30 days on the job. In this approachable book, the author outlines key insights and advice for those new to the leadership role and gives clear guidance on successfully launching into your new position. You’ll get real-world examples, activities, and templates. The reader will also benefit from executive coaching experience. There are seven chapters, and the reader is reminded of what they were hired to do and the need to align their actions with what they were hired to do.  

ISBN 978-87-403-3624-5

Type of Material:

Open (Access) Textbook

Recommended Uses:
  • in class discussions,
  • homework assignments for individuals and/or teams,
  • lecture material,
  • further study of leadership
  • team-building seminars/workshops
Technical Requirements:

Adobe Reader

Mozilla Firefox 108.0.1, Chrome, Safari, IE

Identify Major Learning Goals:
  • Learn how to become an effective leader for the first 30 days.
  • Learn to utilize a calendar to guide you through “Must Do” activities which emphasizes real-world examples, activities, and templates.
Target Student Population:
  • Upper level leadership courses
  • graduate leadership courses
  • professional development
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:

An introductory course on leadership is recommended before reading this book. 

Content Quality

Rating:
Strengths:
  • This is interesting and easy to read,
  • Language is easy to comprehend.
  • Each chapter clarifies key points necessary for effective leadership.
  • The website was clear, concise, and easy to navigate. 
Concerns:
  • There are no references, so it is not possible to determine if this information is based on any research (instead of just experience as noted in the introduction), or to determine if the information is accurate in all cases.

Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool

Rating:
Strengths:
  • The book provides chapter titles that could be interpreted as learning goals, such as chapter 5, “what does success look like?”.
  • This is a realistic approach to items that must be considered and how they align with leadership roles.
  • The concepts are easy to understand. Therefore, if one follows the guidelines, the student learning outcomes can be accomplished. 
Concerns:
  • This is based on experience and has no grounding in theory.
  • There are no chapter summaries,
  • No chapter questions,
  • No learning objectives provided
  • This is not exactly a textbook but it can be used to supplement a textbook.

 

Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty

Rating:
Strengths:
  • The book is easy to understand, easy to follow, and provides realistic questions that need to be considered that are often not discussed in leadership hiring interviews.
  • Expert tips are provided throughout the book.
  • The website is easy to read and navigate. 
Concerns:
  • Taking action is up to the reader, as this is only a list of recommended actions and questions.
  • There are no guarantees, so the reader needs to assume that these are guidelines, as there is no 'best practice' or theory noted to support the content.
Other Issues and Comments:
  • It is recommended that the book be read before assuming a leadership position, to place the candidate in the best possible circumstances.
  • The book is described as the experience of one individual, so users need to be aware that this is not necessarily based on commonly known best practices, research, or expert literature.
  • For the purposes of this summary, chapters 1, 2, and 3 were reviewed.

It is recommended that the book be read before assuming a leadership position, to place the candidate in the best possible circumstances.

The book is described as the experience of one individual, so users need to be aware that this is not necessarily based on commonly known best practices, research, or expert literature.

For the purposes of this summary, chapters 1, 2, and 3 were reviewed.

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