
Ep 028: 90 Days to Make or Break: A $60M Leadership Collapse
About this episode
In March 2014, North Adams Regional Hospital shut its doors with just three days' notice, leaving 37,000 residents without healthcare and hundreds jobless. In this gripping episode, Dr. Jake Tayler Jacobs breaks down how critical mistakes in the first 90 days of leadership set the stage for a $60 million collapse.
You'll discover:
✓ The fatal first moves that doom new leaders
✓ How to build credibility when stakes are highest
✓ Why most leaders misread organizational reality
✓ The hidden traps in the first 90 days
Perfect for:
- New leaders stepping into critical roles
- Organizations managing leadership transitions
- Executives facing turnaround situations
- Anyone responsible for leading change
Through this real-world leadership autopsy, learn the crucial moves that make or break your leadership legacy in the first 90 days.
🎯 Ready to master your leadership transitions?
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Don't let your first moves be your last. Learn from others' fatal mistakes.
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