# Present my plan for an inherited team to my manager

A candid written update and slide outline on what you've learned, your 90-day plan, measures of progress, and what you need.

- Topic: Leadership & Management
- Framework: Few-Shot
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Leadership, Productivity, Write, Plan, Fill-in Template, Step-by-step
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/present-my-plan-for-an-inherited-team-to-my-manager

## Prompt

```text
Help me write an update for my own manager on what I've learned about the team I've taken over and my plan from here. This is step 5 of the 'Take over an existing team' pack; paste the themes from step 2 and priorities from step 4 if you have them.

**Time in the role so far:** [e.g. "6 weeks"]
**What my manager asked me to focus on:** [EXPECTATIONS]
**Key findings:** [SUMMARY, or paste]
**Priorities and changes I plan:** [SUMMARY, or paste]
**Support or decisions I need:** [e.g. "approval to backfill a role", "help pushing back on a stakeholder"]
**People issues to raise:** [DETAILS, stated factually]
**Earlier step output (optional):** [PASTE]

Return:
1. A one-page written update: a 3-sentence summary, what's working, the top problems and the evidence for each, my plan for the next 90 days with milestones, risks, and specific asks.
2. A 5-slide outline in case I present it, with a headline for each slide.
3. Measures we can use to judge progress at 90 days. Use [ADD BASELINE] where I don't have numbers.
4. Likely questions or pushback from my manager, and how to answer.

Tone: candid and constructive. Describe problems without blaming the previous manager or individuals. Keep people issues factual and suggest involving HR where appropriate.
```

## What to fill in

- e.g. "6 weeks"
- EXPECTATIONS
- SUMMARY, or paste
- DETAILS, stated factually
- PASTE
- ADD BASELINE

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