The New Leader Starter Kit: Your First 90 Days

Most new leaders are promoted for excellence in execution—not excellence in leadership.

Then their calendar explodes, expectations spike, and nobody actually teaches them how to carry the weight.

The New Leader Starter Kit is a practical 90‑day roadmap for people who just stepped (or were shoved) into leadership and don’t want to fake it until they burn out.

You’ll learn to lead the way great leaders are actually forged: under pressure, in conflict, and in the moments where doing the right thing is wildly inconvenient.

Inside, you’ll find:

• A clear 90‑day structure
• Phases for Days 1–30, 31–60, and 61–90: see clearly, set cadence, and scale accountability—so you stop guessing and start leading on purpose.
• Your real job in the first 30 days
• Why your role isn’t to fix everything, it’s to see clearly—and how to run 1:1s, team meetings, and observation so you can understand the system before you change it.
• Plug-and-play leadership cadences
• Templates for high‑trust 1:1s, weekly team meetings, forecast reviews, and development check‑ins that make performance predictable without becoming a micromanager.
• Trust, feedback, and accountability scripts
• Concrete language for tough conversations, raising the bar without fear, and distinguishing between coaching vs. directing—so you can be both kind and clear.
• The emotional side of leadership
• Guidance on navigating grief (of leaving IC), visibility, loneliness, and burnout as a leadership signal—not a personal failure.

You’ll love this if:

• You’re in your first 12 months of managing people.
• You’re a high‑performing IC who was promoted and suddenly feels “average” again.
• You want something more honest and tactical than motivational leadership quotes.