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In an average working life, a manager can expect to make at least ten job changes, where the demands for rapid business delivery and effective leadership will only increase with each new job. Faced with such high expectations over 25 per cent of new leaders fail within their first 18 months. The cost to both the individual manager and the company of this rate of failure is high, ranging from financial to performance to organizational disruption. Leadership Transitions identifies the sources of these failures and how to overcome them, bringing a new perspective on why some leaders succeed more than others when taking charge of an organization. Based on in-depth case studies this book shows that, whether the new leader has arrived as an external appointment or has been promoted internally, the experiences are very similar and can be divided into three phases: Arriving, Surviving and Thriving. By analysing the different features of the leader’s experience at each of these stages, the authors are able to provide a strategy for leaders to take charge successfully in their new roles. Leadership Transitions offers a unique and practical series of tools and advice for coping with leadership change, both from the individual’s and organization’s perspective, and creating a pathway to management success. About the Author Richard Elsner is a writer, consultant and coach. He co-founded The Turning Point, a leadership development firm, with Bridget Farrands in the United Kingdom eight years ago, and has helped it grow and develop since then. Earlier in his career, Richard was an organization change consultant, a human rights researcher and a specialist in rural development. Bridget Farrands is an international organization consultant, teacher and coach. She works with some of the world’s leading companies to ensure their leaders make successful and lasting transitions.