First 30 Days as a Manager

Back in 2011, I made the mistake of putting processes before people.

I’ve learned to never make that mistake again.

Two years later I was given a clean slate and an opportunity to do things the right way - by putting people before processes.

At that time I was managing a fitness club and developed a 30-30-30-30 plan.

This is what I did within the first 3️⃣0️⃣ days…

✅ I spent 30 minutes working out with 30 different personal trainers.
✅ I took 30 group fitness classes with 30 different instructors.
✅ I scheduled 30 walking meetings with 30 of the top influencers within the club.
✅ I initiated 30 job shadows in the trenches with 30 front-line employees.

This allowed me to immediately build relationships with those individuals.

Spend time with your employees.
Give your coworkers the time of day.
It will make a huge impact for them.

Think back to your first career job… What would you do differently? What have you learned?

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