Your First 90 Days Managing People

Learn how to become a respected and impactful leader in just 90 days.

How do you run a big meeting? Help your employees meet their goals? Hire someone? Master these skills and more with this indispensable guide to the first 30, 60, and 90 days in your new management role. Jump into the job with confidence as you navigate the dos and don'ts of first-time managers, learn to communicate effectively, delegate responsibilities clearly, and build the 5 qualities all great bosses have.

Take it step-by-step ― This book is broken down into 4 sections: the basics of good management, fostering trust with your colleagues, implementing management strategies, and adapting those strategies as the business evolves.

All forms of leadership ― Expand your experience with techniques to help you address employee performance, stay open to feedback, manage stress, and balance your team's different skills―for the first 90 days and beyond.

Real-life examples ― See these tools in action with reassuring stories about other new managers and how they learned from their missteps and their wins.

Dive into a 90-day plan for becoming the best boss you can be.

DR. CK BRAY is a cognitive-behavioral researcher, speaker, author, and CEO/founder of the Adaption Institute, a research-based firm that provides science-based solutions for organizations. He is also a researcher and faculty member at the Harvard Brain Health Initiative.