Your First 100 Days

Introduction

• The importance of your first 100 days
• Origins of the ‘First 100 Days’ concept
• Why should you read this book?
• Note to reader

1 The importance of your first 100 days

The importance of your first 100 days is the difference between success and failure in this new role – and that has consequences for your whole career.

If you have a successful first 100 days, it naturally follows that you are setting yourself up for a successful first 12 months in this role. If you have a successful first 12 months in the role, then it is likely that you will make a success of your whole role. You will want to succeed in this role for its own sake – because this is your new promotion and this is the job that you are being asked to do. But look at the ...