In today’s job market, organizations are impatient for results, so managers need to make a fast and powerful impact to establish themselves in a new position. Based on interviews with many successful executives including such business luminaries as Jeff Immelt (GE), Bob Nardelli (Home Depot), and Paul Pressler (The Gap), who endured highly visible transitions. Sudden Impact on the Job explores the factors that contribute to success and provides best practices for starting off on the right foot. At the same time, it also dispels many commonly held beliefs about successful executives

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In today’s job market, organizations are impatient for results, so managers need to make a fast and powerful impact to establish themselves in a new position. Based on interviews with many successful executives including such business luminaries as Jeff Immelt (GE), Bob Nardelli (Home Depot), and Paul Pressler (The Gap), who endured highly visible transitions. Sudden Impact on the Job explores the factors that contribute to success and provides best practices for starting off on the right foot. At the same time, it also dispels many commonly held beliefs about successful executives