For Immediate Release:

Author Susan Quandt Book Signing On March 6 at 7 PM

What does a left-handed shortstop have to do with how a CEO should choose people for his or her team? Which CEO compares his company to a jungle metal drum band and why? Why does one CEO believe it’s important you should smile at people and not machines? What successful CEO turned to his 97 year-old mother for career advice? Why beware of 110% commitment?

These are a few examples of captivating stories from the prominent CEOs author Susan Quandt interviewed about their first 18 months on the job in her book Sudden Impact on the Job. Her findings dispel long-held beliefs about how to successfully transition into a new job by answering the following:

How do you avoid major surprises when you start a new job?

Should you formulate a plan before you start the job?

How quickly should you make changes to your team?

Is it imperative you’ve made a big contribution within 90 days of taking the job?

If you make a mistake early in the job is it fatal?

How important are mentors or a “kitchen cabinet”?

Is faster always better?

The CEOs in the book include Jeff Joerres of Manpower, Irene Rosenfeld of Frito-Lay (now with Kraft Foods), Jamie Dimon of JP Chase, Ed Zander of Motorola, Dick Notebaert of Qwest and Pat Russo of Lucent among others.

Susan will be interviewed on WUWM-FM (89.7) on Tuesday, March 6 between 9 am and 11am and will be signing books at Harry W. Schwartz Bookstore, Mequon at 7 pm that evening. Hope you’ll be there!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Susan Quandt is an adjunct professor at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee teaching entrepreneurship, leader of her own real estate development venture, board member of numerous not-for-profit organizations and founder of The ROI3 Partnership. Her expansive background includes various positions with Fortune 500 companies and technology start-ups, culminating as President of Consumer Sales at 21st Century Telecom Group (now RCN), Chicago, where she “retired” in 2000 .

Quandt is completing a renowned Ph.D. program for Organizational Development at Benedictine University. The data from her newly-released book, Sudden Impact on the Job is the basis for her dissertation. She holds an M.B.A. from the University of Wisconsin at Whitewater and a B.S. in accounting from Valparaiso University.

For further information contact Quandt at srquandt@earthlink.net
or 312-952-2824.