First 100 days

On average, a new weblog is created every second of every day...

Steve Rubel, among others, has picked up on Technorati's
State of the Blogosphere report

Technorati now tracks over 27.2 Million blogs..
* The blogosphere is doubling in size every 5 and a half months

What's interesting is that 13.7 million bloggers are still posting 3 months after their blogs are created.

This stuff is addictive...

Posted by Editor at 10:37 AM | Permalink

A quick search reveals lots of available reading on the topic of First 100 Days. Books to consider reading include:

The First 90 Days by M Watkins; Your First 90 Days in a new job by W Robinson; Right from the Start by D Ciampa and M Watkins again; and You're in Charge - Now What by TJ Naff (Apologies for any inaccuracies in the titles or names; my writing is appalling!).

Also a couple of useful reports on the same subject. One comes off the Harvard Business School site and is a summary of a recent presentation by the aforementioned Michael Watkins. The other is a report conducted by Egon Zehnder. It relates specifically to the first 100 days of Biotech CEO's but is of general interest and applicability. Available on www.nature.com

Of more interest, though, is the stuff that gets written about high profile leaders taking the first steps in their new roles. Lots of George W of course, but also some good insights about Pope Benedict. In particular a radio newscast from npr (in the USA) reviewing the Pope's first actions:

• demonstrating a strong continuity with the leadership of his predecessor
• building bridges to other faiths
• establishing a collaborative leadership style
• acting in a way that debunks fears of an overly doctrinaire papacy

Not everyone will necessarily take the same view of what the new Pope has been doing, but it is clearly possible to trace the elements of a First 100 Days strategy...

Posted by david at 5:16 PM | Permalink