The Code to People Series

Practical playbooks for your first years in management.

Deep-dive guides with real frameworks, scripts, and templates you can use immediately. Each playbook covers one critical stage of your leadership journey. Not theory. A system.

01

IC to Manager Transition: Your First 90 Days

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The foundation. Before you can run a management system, you need to make the transition itself — understand what changed, know your team, redefine your role, and build trust. This playbook walks you through it in 90 days.

02

The Management Cycle: How to Actually Manage People

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The engine. Once you've built the foundation, this is the repeating system that drives everything — setting direction, delegating ownership, giving feedback, and adjusting based on results.

03

Difficult Situations: How to Handle Them

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The hard stuff. Conflict, underperformance, difficult conversations, and high-stakes situations — how to handle what most people avoid and build credibility in the process.

04

From Managing to Leading: How to Build and Grow a Strong Team

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The scale. Hiring the right people, developing careers, and growing your impact beyond a single team — the shift from managing to leading.