Your First 90 Days: Prove You Belong at the Next Level [90 MINUTE BONUS EPISODE)

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Sep 23, 2025

Discover how to win trust and establish credibility within your first 90 days in a new role. Learn about the three key phases—understand, prove, and embed accountability—that guide your transition. Hear strategies for making visible improvements and aligning with stakeholders. Explore the significance of quick wins and distinguishing activity from actual value. Finally, grasp how to manage resistance and maintain urgency for sustainable change as you navigate your leadership journey.

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INSIGHT

Make Value The Central North Star

Value must be the central focus of leadership; everything else supports it.
Trace outcomes to investments so every activity links to measurable or clear organisational value.

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ADVICE

Follow The 30/30/30 Roadmap

Split your first 90 days into three monthly phases: understand, prove, and embed.
Use the first 30 days to learn context, 30–60 to start lifting performance, and 60–90 to lock accountability.

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ANECDOTE

Transforming CS Energy’s Financial Turnaround

Marty raised CS Energy EBITDA from $17m to $441m over five years by liberating his teams' talent.
He credits results to enabling skilled people, not doing the work himself.

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90-Day Roadmap to Win Trust and Deliver

01:21 • 46sec

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How Promotions Are Scrutinized and the First 90 Days Matter

02:07 • 2min

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The Three 30-Day Phases Explained

03:54 • 2min

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Prove It: Lift Performance and Align Stakeholders

06:10 • 10min

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Define and Trace Value Quickly

16:09 • 12min

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Excellence Over Perfection: Move Fast with Directional Accuracy

28:34 • 10min

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Fast Talent Assessment: Hear What Direct Reports Tell You

38:20 • 3min

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Find Quick Wins and Stop Low-Value Work

40:53 • 53sec

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Spotting Activity Versus Actual Value

41:46 • 3min

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Set Standards, Manage Resistance, Maintain the 'Rage'

45:13 • 12min

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Stakeholder Work: Build One-on-One Alliances

56:48 • 4min

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Work at the Right Level: Create Single-Point Accountability

01:00:26 • 8min

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Summary: Understand, Prove, Then Embed Accountability

01:08:19 • 3min

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Visual Symbols for Internal Promotions

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How to Own Decisions When Accountability Is Unclear

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Win trust fast, prove credibility, and lead with impact in your first 90 days of any new role.

If you’ve just been promoted…or if you anticipate a promotion sometime in the next 12 months…or even if you were promoted some time ago, but don’t feel as though you have solidly established your credibility in the new role, you’re going to find this episode invaluable.

Breaking your first 90 days up into three distinct one-month phases, I outline specifically what you need to do to ensure a smooth and successful transition… whether it’s an internal or an external promotion.

During that critical first 90 days, your team, your peers, and your boss will be watching you, and trying to answer one very important question: “Was it a good decision to promote you, or was it just another hiring mistake?”

PS: You can download our Blindspot Identifier tool - a fantastic free resource to help you work out what things might hold you back at any new level!

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