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Code of Leadership S2E15 Materials: The Last 90 Days at a Company (Rubric #Management)

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The materials for the solo Code of Leadership S2E15 episode, released on August 31, are ready. In the podcast's overall numbering, this is episode 73.

This one is personal: after nearly ten years at one company, I examine the other side of the first 90 days—how to close the previous chapter deliberately. In this framework, giving notice is not the beginning of the process but a hard-to-reverse commitment point. Before it, a person needs to understand what stopped working, test the available options, and choose among three outcomes: reshape the current role, move internally, or leave the company.

This is a practice-based model, not a research result: 90 days is a planning horizon for the transition, not a universal notice period.

The episode covers:

  • how an energy log helps distinguish persistent dissatisfaction from one bad week, month, or project;
  • where to draw the line between aspects of a role that can change—tasks, authority, and operating rhythms—and constraints imposed by the company or market;
  • how to conduct a career retrospective and define the next role through accountability, decisions, and outcomes rather than a job title;
  • how to prototype a role through internal conversations and trial projects before making a final choice, while testing expectations against the external market in parallel;
  • what to agree on when entering a new role: mandate, resources, boundaries, and evaluation criteria;
  • why a document is not the same as transferred knowledge: first the successor needs decision rights, then context, relationships, operating rhythms, and access. The handover is complete when the team can operate without its former owner.

All episode materials:

If you have been through a transition like this, tell me in the comments what proved harder: diagnosing the problem, choosing the next step, or truly handing over responsibility.

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