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Lead Your First Team
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From best performer to good leader: one-to-ones, trust, clear goals, delegation, decisions and a team rhythm.
3h 30m6 constellations
01Run one-to-ones and build a team where people speak up
02Set goals and delegate outcomes with clear ownership
03Handle recognition, underperformance and career growth
04Run meetings, decisions and a rhythm that protects deep work
Every lesson of Lead Your First Team
18 lessons in 6 levels, about 4 hours. Level 1 is free.
Level 1From Doer to LeaderFree · 3 lessons
- Managers matter more than they thinkSee what the evidence says about the difference a manager makes, and which behaviors make it.11 min
- Your output is now the team's outputShift from being the best doer to multiplying what the whole team produces.10 min
- Checkpoint: your first conversationsStart as a leader by listening: a first one-to-one with each person, including the one who wanted your job.13 min
Level 2One-to-Ones and TrustMembership · 3 lessons
- The one-to-one is theirsRun regular one-to-ones that your team members own and find worth their time.11 min
- Make it safe to speak upBuild psychological safety: a team where people can admit mistakes, ask and disagree without fear.12 min
- Checkpoint: when someone brings you bad newsReact to bad news in a way that fixes the problem and makes people bring the next one sooner.12 min
Level 3Goals and DelegationMembership · 3 lessons
- Specific, hard goals beat “do your best”Set goals that raise performance: specific, challenging, committed to, with feedback.11 min
- Who's got the monkey?Delegate outcomes, not just tasks, and stop taking problems back.12 min
- Checkpoint: one owner per outcomeMake ownership explicit: one name per outcome, clear decision rights, visible commitments.12 min
Level 4Recognition, Problems and GrowthMembership · 3 lessons
- Catch people doing things rightGive recognition that's specific, timely and about what mattered: every week.10 min
- When someone is strugglingDiagnose why someone is underperforming before deciding what to do about it.12 min
- Checkpoint: the career conversationHold a career conversation that connects each person's ambitions to real work in the next 18 months.12 min
Level 5Meetings and DecisionsMembership · 3 lessons
- Fewer, better meetingsCut meetings that don't need to exist and make the rest end in decisions.11 min
- Decide how you'll decideSay up front how each decision will be made, and help the team commit even when it disagrees.11 min
- Checkpoint: your team's operating rhythmDesign a weekly and monthly rhythm that keeps the team aligned and protects time for deep work.12 min
Level 6Your Leadership SystemMembership · 3 lessons
- Hire with structureRun a structured hiring process: a scorecard first, the same questions for everyone, a realistic work sample.12 min
- Lead yourself firstProtect your own time, ask your team how you're doing, and keep improving as a leader.11 min
- Capstone: your first 90 days as a leaderBuild and agree a 90-day plan: listening, clarity, rhythm, and early wins your manager can see.15 min
AFTER THE CORE