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Accelerate Your Leadership

A 90-Day Plan Worksheet
This worksheet will guide you through creating a 90-day leadership plan based on the
accompanying guide. This can be printed or filled out digitally.

Day 0 Actions/Questions
Put a few items on your calendar:
• Day 30 – Transition to 2nd month
• Day 60 – Transition to 3rd month
• Day 90 – End of 90 days, go/no-go decision (schedule time with boss)

Describe your feelings about stepping away from technical work.

Write about your willingness to embrace/own uncomfortable tasks

involving other people.
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Who is your Boss, and what do they expect of you in this role? How will
you communicate with him/her regularly?

Who is on your team? What do you think they need from you as a leader?
How will you communicate with them regularly?

Write about your peers and how you will communicate with them.
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Are there other stakeholders such as customers that you need to
communicate with in your new role? Plan for that.

What motivates you about stepping into a leadership role?

Any additional notes as you begin:

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Days 1-30 Actions/Questions

Put a few items on your calendar:
• Regular 1:1 meetings with each of your team members
• Appropriate team meetings/standups for whole team communication
• Regular “Leadership Learning” time – schedule it in every week, if not every day
• Meetings with mentor(s) to learn from others

Plan Your Learning – What resources, books, articles, or courses will you
be using? List them here.

Who are your mentors? If you don’t have one yet, write down three
names and make plans to reach out to them.
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Days 31-60 Actions/Questions

Create your “Activity Cycle” – what actions do you need to regularly do
daily, weekly, and monthly?

Make a list of all meetings on your calendar. Are they all necessary?
Consider which ones you can cancel or stop attending.
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Reflect: How are your 1:1 meetings going? Are they effective? How can
you improve them? Are you giving them enough time?
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Days 61-90 Actions/Questions

List each team member, their strengths, and how you will utilize them.
Team Member Unique Strengths How will you utilize them?

For each team member, how will you help them grow their career?
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Where are you falling short as a leader?

Describe your team’s results – why are they where they are?

Describe team morale – what would improve it?

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How are you adding value as a leader? Where have you improved and
made progress?

Are you enjoying yourself? Does this seem sustainable?

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Day 90: Plan for the Future

As you move forward, what needs to change?

Meet with your boss about your progress/experience – take notes

What else do you need to learn?

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Who on your team is really willing to tell you the truth? Give examples

Where are you storing your list of leadership materials? What are your top
resources?
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Final Check – are you committed?

Write your final thoughts about your commitment to leadership:

The fact that you have gone through this exercise is a huge indicator that you truly
want to be the best leader you can be. Keep up the good work!

Enjoy the journey and reach out if I can help in any way.

Jeff Perry
jeff@morethan-engineering.com
www.morethan-engineering.com
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