Michael D. Watkins on SummaryShelfhttps://summaryshelf.app/authors/michael-d.-watkins/Recent content in Michael D. Watkins on SummaryShelfHugoen-usThu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000The First 90 Days: Proven Strategies for Getting Up to Speed Faster and Smarterhttps://summaryshelf.app/first-90-days/Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://summaryshelf.app/first-90-days/<p>Getting hired for a job and being any good at it are two different problems, and the second one has a start date. Michael Watkins treats the weeks after that date as a management problem with known failure modes and a measurable finish line: the break-even point, where you have contributed as much value to the organization as you have consumed from it. Until then you are a net drain, and the whole method exists to pull that date closer.</p>