At HBR Live: Master Your Next Move, held in London, UK in October 2019, Michael Watkins spoke to an audience of senior executives and talent management professionals about the eight common transition challenges that most leaders encounter in their professional lifetime. According to Watkins, “leaders go through a lot of transitions… So transitioning is a core […]
Genesis Visits UNDP on Tour of Denmark Hosted by HBR Press
As part of a series of events organized by Tatarklubben, the Harvard Business Review Press affiliate in Denmark, Genesis co-founder Michael Watkins was invited to give a presentation about leadership transitions, based on his globally recognized First 90 Days framework for onboarding and the common leadership transition challenges outlined in the updated and expanded version […]
Michael Watkins Ranked in The Top 50 Global Management Influencers
Boston, MA – (BUSINESS WIRE) – Michael Watkins, leadership transitions expert and best-selling author of the classic onboarding references, The First 90 Days and Master Your Next Move, was named one of the world’s most influential business thinkers by Thinkers50 at their 2021 Awards Gala in London, UK. Every two years, Thinkers50 identifies and ranks the […]
HBR Live in London: Master Your Next Move
With Michael Watkins, leadership transitions expert and author of the international bestseller The First 90 Days. It is crucial for leaders to execute successful transitions to set the tone for their tenure in a given role. And yet, research continues to indicate that many organisations do not invest in executive onboarding despite the well documented fact […]
Play to Potential Podcast: The ROI of Transition Support
In this podcast series, Michael Watkins is interviewed by podcast host Deepak Jalayaman about his perspectives around the ROI of transition support for an inbound leader and the timelines that one should bear in mind when thinking about transitions. They also discuss three different types of transition challenges covered in detail in Michael’s recently updated book Master […]
The First 90 Days for Re-Launchers
In this 30-minute 3-2-1 iRelaunch Podcast, Michael Watkins — best-selling author of The First 90 Days and its newly-updated essential companion, Master Your Next Move — is interviewed by iRelaunch Chairman and Co-Founder Carol Fishman Cohen about the principles and techniques of making successful transitions into new roles through the lens of a “relauncher,” or person returning to the workforce after a break. Among the […]


