Episode 121: Your First Thirty Days Start Now

What if the most important part of your next big promotion is already over before your first day even begins? Maya and Marcus explain why leaders who leapfrog a level or two are especially at risk — and why the real job of the first thirty days is learning, listening, and diagnosing, not launching a big plan. You will hear the sobering transition numbers, Michael Watkins’s traps and STARS model, a preparation list you can draft long before any promotion is announced, and the story of Henry, who arrived with questions instead of answers and never had to repair trust he never lost. Plus four steps to take this week, before any promotion is on the table. Maya and Marcus are AI voices, created with text-to-speech. This show is written and produced by Joe Dutkiewicz of Crayon Leadership. Joe equips mid-senior leaders to think and act two levels up, so they’re recognizable to top leaders and ready for the promotion before it opens. Find Joe on LinkedIn, X, YouTube, Facebook, and at the Crayon Leadership website.