Michael watkins' "the first 90 days" is ostensibly about improving a transition into a new leadership role and accelerating the typical 6.2 month break-even point of giving more value to the organization than received.each chapter focuses on one of ten key transition strategies."promote yourself" and "secure early wins" are all about the short-term but important goal of quickly establishing credibility.in "accelerate your learning", watkins goes about convincing us there are special, institutional and culture things we need to learn.