Your first promotion into management changes what success means. Your results now come through other people.
Days 1–30: listen
- Meet each team member one to one.
- Ask what is working, what is not, and what they need from you.
- Understand your manager's priorities and how you will be measured.
Days 31–60: set direction
- Agree three priorities for the team.
- Set a regular rhythm of one-to-ones and team meetings.
- Make one or two visible improvements the team asked for.
Days 61–90: build habits
- Give feedback regularly, not only at review time.
- Delegate work you would previously have done yourself.
- Review progress against your priorities with your manager.
The hardest part of the transition is letting go of the work you used to be best at.
