Master month two of your first 90 days as a new leader. This episode delivers career strategies and leadership tactics for assessment, alignment, and turning chaos into clarity. Learn the critical difference between observation and evaluation, why SWOT analysis is an essential tool for analyzing both teams and operational systems, and the right time to share your findings with your boss. Get actionable leadership & career guidance for navigating your critical transition period, plus straightforward frameworks that help new managers avoid analysis paralysis and build confidence through strategic thinking.

Perfect for:

• Women in leadership stepping into new director, manager, or executive roles
• New leaders navigating their first 90 days without structured onboarding support
• Directors and managers overwhelmed by information overload during organizational transitions
• Career-driven professionals seeking practical frameworks to assess teams and operations strategically

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New manager leadership skills are critical in your first 90 days—but not in the way you think. This episode explores essential leadership frameworks for managers stepping into their first leadership role or transitioning to a new management position. Learn why listening, learning, and building relationships matter more than making immediate changes, and discover proven strategies for new leaders to establish credibility without alienating their team.

In Part 1 of this 3-part series, I break down the crossroads every new leader faces: the pressure to prove yourself versus the wisdom to pause and observe. Whether you're navigating your first management role or taking on new leadership responsibilities, this episode covers the leadership development fundamentals that set successful managers apart in their first 90 days.

Key Topics:

• Why your first 90 days as a new manager require strategic restraint
• Understanding scope, stakeholders, and relationship dynamics in your new role
• Essential questions to ask your team, peers, and boss during onboarding
• How to build relationship capital that supports long-term leadership success
• Avoiding common mistakes that can derail new managers early

Perfect for first-time managers, experienced leaders in transition, or anyone preparing for a management promotion. Tune in to Part 2 next week for more practical guidance on leading effectively in your new role.

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Ep. 49 Leader vs. Contributor Paradox

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New manager leadership skills require a fundamental shift—but most leaders struggle to make it. Instead of applying leadership frameworks to guide their teams, they stay buried in the technical work they're most comfortable with. If you're a leader who can't seem to stop being a contributor, this episode reveals why—and what to do about it.

You got promoted because you were excellent at the work. But now that you're leading, you're still doing that work instead of leading others to do it. You tell yourself you're "helping the team" or "maintaining quality," but deep down, you know you're avoiding the harder leadership strategies your role actually requires.

In this episode, we unpack the leadership vs. contributor paradox from the inside out: why capable leaders continue operating as individual contributors, what it costs you and your team when you can't let go, and the one thing you can do today to change it.

Perfect for:

• New managers struggling to delegate because they can do it faster/better themselves
• Leaders who stay in the weeds instead of developing leadership skills for strategic work
• Anyone promoted from contributor to leader who doesn't know how to stop being hands-on
• Mid-level managers realizing their leadership frameworks are actually just "contributor work at scale"
• People ready to learn leadership strategies that move them from doer to leader

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