The 30-60-90 Day Plan for Senior Hires

A Learn, Own, Lead plan for a senior hire's first 90 days

Most senior hires don't fail, they stall: no written definition of success or what they're evaluated on, no early wins, authority that was implied rather than specified, and a manager who assumed 'senior' meant self-onboarding.

This is the plan we wire into every placement: a 19 page playbook with a fillable Excel workbook, built for founders, owners, and agencies onboarding mid-senior, senior, and executive hires in Tech/Engineering, Sales, Finance, Operations, and Customer Support.

Inside:
  • The Role Charter: 8 questions that define success before day 1 and align both parties throughout the 90 day period (1 mission, 3 outcomes, 3 numbers, decision rights, non-negotiables)
  • Monthly Breakdown (Days 1-30: Learn, 31-60: Own, 61-90: Lead): Weekly milestones, goals with specific measures, listening tour questions, and what to avoid
  • Monthly Review Scripts: Used at day 30, 60, and 90 with green, amber, red signals and what to do about each, culminating in a written decision at day 90: confirm, adjust, or act
  • Manager's Playbook: 20 minute weekly 1:1, feedback for senior hires, red flags by day 30/60/90 and the review scorecard
  • Full Example: Head of Operations role at a $6M services firm, fully filled in
  • Editable Excel Workbook: Including charter, 3 phase sheets with status drop-downs, stakeholder map, 1:1 log, and scorecard that fully averages itself
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Start with the Role Charter. It takes about an hour, and in our experience it's the hour most senior-hire failures trace back to. Print the PDF or work in the Excel.

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