Build credibility, connection, and confidence from Day One.

🧠 Use this checklist weekly to create a leadership presence your team respects and trusts.

• ☐ Schedule and stick to weekly one-on-ones with direct reports
• ☐ Follow through on every promise, even the small ones
• ☐ Share team wins publicly and give credit where it’s due
• ☐ Ask for feedback on your leadership after the first 30 days
• ☐ Be consistent in how you treat everyone on the team
• ☐ Admit when you’re wrong — and fix it
• ☐ Show up prepared to meetings (and end on time)
• ☐ Recognize individual contributions regularly
• ☐ Actively listen — don’t interrupt or finish people’s thoughts
• ☐ Set clear expectations (what, why, when)
• ☐ Stay visible — don’t disappear when pressure hits
• ☐ Handle conflict promptly and fairly
• ☐ Keep team members in the loop on important changes
• ☐ Set boundaries and respect others’ time
• ☐ Take action when someone brings a concern

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