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New manager roadmap
The plan I wish I had before my first team of 8.
Listen. Change nothing.
45-minute 1:1 with every report
Ask: “What should I not break?”
Read the last 6 months of retros
Pick one win the team wants.
Choose the most-complained-about process
Fix it with the team, not for them
Start a 15-minute weekly written update
Set direction for next quarter.
Share a one-page team strategy
Name 3 goals, cut 2 projects
Give each report one growth stretch
Your team should be able to explain the plan without you.
That’s the test. Not how busy you were, not how many fires you put out.
Starting a new team soon?
Save this, and send it to the friend who just got promoted.