What is the most important data point on any map? You are here. Without an accurate assessment of where you are, you can't chart an accurate path to where you're going. For new CEOs, misdiagnosing where an organization stands can set them up for failure, because their approach and focus will be 20 degrees off across their decisions and priorities. Michael Watkins outlines this brilliantly in his book The First 90 Days  through the STARS Model. This framework provides new CEOs with a diagnostic tool to quickly understand the organization they're inheriting and, therefore, where they need to focus their most precious resource: time. But here's the challenge: What happens when you were hired under a misperception of where the organization actually stands? Understanding both how to use the STARS framework and how misperceptions occur is critical for any incoming CEO's success. The STARS Framework: Your Diagnostic Compass The STARS model helps...