{"id":3145,"date":"2026-09-16T17:54:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T12:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breathbeings.in\/enrich\/?p=3145"},"modified":"2026-09-16T17:54:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T12:24:16","slug":"first-90-days-as-a-manager-the-shift-from-doing-to-leading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breathbeings.in\/enrich\/first-90-days-as-a-manager-the-shift-from-doing-to-leading\/","title":{"rendered":"First 90 Days as a Manager: The Shift from Doing to Leading"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3145\" class=\"elementor elementor-3145\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-62d879c8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"62d879c8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-545626d\" data-id=\"545626d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e0d7b2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e0d7b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 20-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">Becoming a manager is often seen as a promotion. In reality, it is a shift in how you work, how you measure success and, most importantly, how you lead.<\/span><\/p><p>One day, your success is largely defined by your own output. The next, it depends on how well you help other people perform, grow, collaborate and navigate challenges.<\/p><p>That is why the first 90 days can feel unfamiliar, even for high-performing professionals.<\/p><p>The challenge isn&#8217;t necessarily that new managers lack expertise. It is that many of the habits that made them successful as individual contributors don&#8217;t automatically make them effective managers.<\/p><p>The first 90 days are therefore less about proving yourself and more about making a fundamental shift: from doing the work yourself to creating the conditions for others to do their best work.<\/p><p>Here are nine shifts that can help first-time managers navigate that transition.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78f5840 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"78f5840\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 20-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Let Go of Doing It All<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b8a88e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b8a88e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">One of the hardest parts of becoming a manager is letting go of work you previously owned.<\/span><\/p><p>New managers often step in to fix problems, take over difficult tasks or redo work when it doesn&#8217;t meet their standards. While the intention may be to protect quality, it can leave the manager overwhelmed and the team with fewer opportunities to build ownership.<\/p><p><strong>What to do instead:<\/strong> Delegate with purpose. Give people responsibility, decision-making space and the support they need to succeed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d878833 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d878833\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. You Don\u2019t Need All the Answers<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06039dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"06039dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">New managers can feel pressure to have an answer for every question and a solution for every problem.<\/span><\/p><p>But effective management isn&#8217;t about being the smartest person in the room. Sometimes, it is about asking better questions:<\/p><ul data-spread=\"false\"><li>What do you think we should do?<\/li><li>What options have you considered?<\/li><li>What information are we missing?<\/li><li>What support do you need from me?<\/li><\/ul><p>A manager&#8217;s value isn&#8217;t always in providing the answer. It can be in helping the team find one.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e7c0bee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e7c0bee\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d65b81b\" data-id=\"d65b81b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-280b201 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"280b201\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Have the Difficult Conversation<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af06809 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af06809\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Giving feedback to a peer is difficult. Giving feedback after becoming their manager can feel even more uncomfortable.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">Avoiding these conversations, however, rarely makes things better. Missed expectations continue, small frustrations grow and feedback arrives too late to be useful.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">What to do instead: Address concerns early. Focus on observable behaviour and its impact rather than labels or assumptions.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">Difficult conversations don&#8217;t become easier by avoiding them.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-197ea8f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"197ea8f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a6c6e51\" data-id=\"a6c6e51\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01e97dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"01e97dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Listen Before You Change<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fb5adc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2fb5adc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">A new manager often arrives with ideas: new processes, new ways of working and new expectations.<\/span><\/p><p>The desire to make an immediate impact is understandable. But changing everything too quickly can mean missing the context behind how the team currently works.<\/p><p>Before making changes, ask:<\/p><ul><li>What is working well?<\/li><li>Where are the biggest frustrations?<\/li><li>What should we not change?<\/li><li>What does the team need more of?<\/li><\/ul><p>Listen first. Then act.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46fb2e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"46fb2e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 20-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/breathbeings.in\/enrich\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Linkedin-post-images-14-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3146\" alt=\"This image is a graphic titled &quot;First 90 Days as a Manager: The Shift from Doing to Leading,&quot; which lists nine key principles for new managers. The principles include letting go of doing it all, not needing all the answers, having difficult conversations, listening before changing, building trust, making expectations clear, not becoming the bottleneck, knowing your people, and redefining success.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/breathbeings.in\/enrich\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Linkedin-post-images-14-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/breathbeings.in\/enrich\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Linkedin-post-images-14-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/breathbeings.in\/enrich\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Linkedin-post-images-14-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/breathbeings.in\/enrich\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Linkedin-post-images-14-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/breathbeings.in\/enrich\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Linkedin-post-images-14.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a1aa248 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a1aa248\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-68c1064\" data-id=\"68c1064\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8882de0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8882de0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5. Build Trust<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4788e38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4788e38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">The transition from peer to manager can make relationships complicated. Some new managers may avoid setting boundaries or holding people accountable because they don&#8217;t want to be seen as difficult.<\/span><\/p><p>But being liked and being trusted are not the same thing.<\/p><p>Trust grows through consistency, fairness and clarity.<\/p><p>You don&#8217;t need to make everyone happy. You need to be someone your team can rely on.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8123187 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8123187\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4563878\" data-id=\"4563878\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95108ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"95108ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><font face=\"Clash Grotesk, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: 25px;\"><b>6. Make Expectations Clear<\/b><\/span><\/font><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65bf385 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65bf385\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>New managers sometimes assume their team knows what good performance looks like.<\/p><p>But what feels obvious to one person may be unclear to another.<\/p><p>Make the basics visible:<\/p><ul><li>Priorities<\/li><li>Roles and responsibilities<\/li><li>Decision-making authority<\/li><li>Communication expectations<\/li><li>What success looks like<\/li><\/ul><p>Clarity isn&#8217;t micromanagement. It gives people the information they need to work independently.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9163563 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9163563\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><font face=\"Clash Grotesk, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: 25px;\"><b>7. Don\u2019t Become the Bottleneck<\/b><\/span><\/font><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c5d6d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c5d6d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Being available is important. Being the answer to every question isn&#8217;t.<\/p><p>When every decision, problem or question comes back to the manager, the team can become dependent, and the manager becomes the bottleneck.<\/p><p>Before solving a problem, try asking:<\/p><ul><li>\u201cWhat would you recommend?\u201d<\/li><li>\u201cWhat options have you considered?\u201d<\/li><li>\u201cWhat do you need from me?\u201d<\/li><\/ul><p>Sometimes, the most useful support is stepping back.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a227e8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a227e8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h2 data-elementor-setting-key=\"title\" data-pen-placeholder=\"Type Here...\" style=\"\"><font face=\"Clash Grotesk, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: 25px;\"><b>8. Know Your People<\/b><\/span><\/font><span style=\"font-size: 3rem; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\"><\/span><\/h2><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41876b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41876b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is easy to become consumed by deliverables, targets and stakeholder updates during the first few months.<\/p><p>But management is fundamentally about people.<\/p><p>Make time to understand your team&#8217;s strengths, aspirations, challenges, working preferences and development goals.<\/p><p>You don&#8217;t need to become everyone&#8217;s friend. But you do need to understand the people you are responsible for leading.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8a0e5c8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8a0e5c8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f40ad2c\" data-id=\"f40ad2c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05e6e1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"05e6e1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h2 data-elementor-setting-key=\"title\" data-pen-placeholder=\"Type Here...\" style=\"font-style: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><\/h2><h2 data-elementor-setting-key=\"title\" data-pen-placeholder=\"Type Here...\" style=\"\"><font face=\"Clash Grotesk, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: 25px;\"><b>9. Redefine What Success Means<\/b><\/span><\/font><span style=\"font-size: 3rem; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\"><\/span><\/h2><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a923aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a923aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Perhaps the biggest shift is redefining success.<\/p><p>As an individual contributor, success is largely about your own output. As a manager, success increasingly happens through other people.<\/p><p>Your role is to create clarity, remove obstacles, develop people, build ownership and help the team perform.<\/p><p>Your impact is no longer measured only by what you accomplish yourself.<\/p><p>It is also reflected in what your team is able to accomplish because of your leadership.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a10f64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0a10f64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h2 data-elementor-setting-key=\"title\" data-pen-placeholder=\"Type Here...\" style=\"font-style: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><\/h2><h2 data-elementor-setting-key=\"title\" data-pen-placeholder=\"Type Here...\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><font face=\"Clash Grotesk, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: 25px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 700;\">Conclusion<\/span><\/span><\/font><span style=\"font-size: 3rem; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\"><\/span><\/h2><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a72be41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a72be41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The move from individual contributor to manager is one of the biggest transitions in a professional&#8217;s career.<\/p><p>The goal isn&#8217;t to become a perfect manager in 90 days. 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