The Honeymoon Phase is a Lie. Congratulations on the appointment. You have the title, the office, and the mandate. You also have a target on your back. Standard management books tell new CEOs to spend their first 90 days on a "Listening Tour." You are supposed to walk the floor, build relationships, and "learn the culture." This is dangerous advice. If you spend your first 90 days just listening, you are not learning the truth; you are learning the narrative . You are listeni