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First 90 Days Political Map

The biggest mistakes in a new job happen in the first 90 days, and they are almost never caught until it is too late to undo them. This is not a task checklist. It is an observation framework for reading the organization you just walked into.

15 observations across 3 phases — what to watch and what to do with it

Read the landscape before you act on it.

WHAT TO WATCH FOR

Watch who gets called in a crisis, who gets cc'd on sensitive emails, and whose opinion shifts a room. That person has informal power. Their title may not reflect it.

WHAT TO DO WITH IT

Note it. Do not act on it yet. Earn credibility with formal power first, then build the informal relationships deliberately.