When new leaders are installed, they’re given a brief period of time to establish themselves and get results – sometimes as little as 100 days. (If that leader happens to be President, then every hour of those 100 days is televised). For that reason, I’m always looking for good information that can help leaders get set in their new role, and The New Leader’s 100-Day Action Plan does just that (Full Disclosure: I was provided an advance review copy from the publicist).

The book claims to be a comprehensive onboarding strategy for leaders at every level, and it is fairly comprehensive. There’s a lot of information for new leaders to digest and to utilize as they make their mark on the new organization. To be fair, though, only some of it appears to tie back to the evidence. My favorite section involves analyzing company culture, of which researchers and consultants alike have proven is vital, yet confounding. The authors present an easy way to assess culture: BRAVE (Behaviors, Relationships, Attitudes, Values and Environment). Understanding this acronym and how to use it to understand your new organizations culture would make the purchase worthwhile by itself.

I’m not sold that this is the comprehensive guide to onboarding a new leader. I’d put it with Watkins’ Your First 90 Days and a few others. However, The New Leader’s 100-Day Action Plan definitely has a place within the canon of onboarding new leaders.