First 90 Days as a Manager

First 90 Days as a Manager is your step-by-step playbook for the moment you move from individual contributor to leader. In your first 90 days as a manager, you must set direction, build trust, and deliver early wins while learning the team’s rhythms. This course gives you clear actions for day 1, week 1, and each 30-day milestone, so you avoid common pitfalls and build momentum. You will learn how to hold effective 1:1s, run crisp meetings, set expectations, coach performance, and manage up. You will also get ready-to-use scripts, templates, and checklists designed for remote and cross-cultural teams. By the end, you will have a 90-day plan that earns credibility and creates results.

What you’ll get inside: practical frameworks, a manager starter kit, conversation scripts for tough moments, a lightweight dashboard to track goals and health metrics, and templates for feedback, delegation, and recognition. You will learn to prioritize, align stakeholders, and communicate progress in a way that builds trust. Along the way, you will practice scenarios that first-time managers face, from resetting team norms to motivating different personalities. Clear calls to action close each lesson so you always know what to do next.

Learning outcomes:

• ✅ Build a 30-60-90 plan tied to business outcomes
• ✅ Run effective 1:1s, standups, and staff meetings
• ✅ Set clear expectations and delegate with confidence
• ✅ Give feedback and handle conflict with empathy
• ✅ Manage up and influence cross-functionally
• ✅ Track goals with a simple operating cadence and dashboard
• ✅ Lead remote and cross-cultural teams thoughtfully

Target audience:

• 🎯 First-time managers stepping into leadership
• 🎯 Aspiring managers preparing for promotion
• 🎯 Team leads who want a structured 90-day reboot