The First 90 Days Executive Playbook
The First 90 Days Executive Playbook
You got the executive job. Now what?
Stepping into an executive role is exciting—but it can also be one of the most uncertain periods of your career.
Who should you trust? What should you change? What should you leave alone? What does the board really expect? What aren't people telling you? And how quickly should you start making decisions?
The First 90 Days Executive Playbook is a practical guide designed to help new executives navigate those critical first three months with confidence, curiosity and intention.
This isn't a textbook filled with management theory. It's a working playbook designed to help you listen first, understand the organization, build trust, identify priorities and make better decisions.
Inside you'll find:
- A practical 30/60/90-day leadership framework
- First-day and first-week checklists
- Questions to ask employees, leadership teams, boards and key stakeholders
- A stakeholder-mapping exercise
- Tools for identifying quick wins without creating unnecessary disruption
- A decision log and communication planner
- A weekly executive self-check
- A leadership scorecard
- A 90-day action-plan template
- Guidance for dealing with the doubt that often accompanies a new executive role
Who is it for?
New CEOs, first-time executives, nonprofit leaders, newly promoted leaders and experienced executives moving into a new organization or significantly expanded role.
I've learned something important during my own leadership journey:
Getting the title doesn't mean you suddenly have all the answers.
Sometimes the strongest thing an executive can do is listen, ask better questions and surround themselves with people who will tell them what they need to hear—not simply what they want to hear.
That's the philosophy behind Executive Consigliere, and it's the philosophy behind this playbook.
Download it. Work through it. Keep it beside you during your first 90 days.
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Chris West
Executive Consigliere