{"id":"mgr-x-30-60-90-goals","audience":"managers","category":"planning","track":"productivity","technique":"constraints","title":"Set 30-60-90 day goals a new hire can measure","free":false,"task":"Your new account manager starts next week, and you're writing her 30-60-90 day goals. Write exactly 3 lines labeled 30 days:, 60 days: and 90 days:, each with one measurable goal (a number) from your notes, plain text, under 60 words. Use the adjusted 90-day target, and leave out goals the team said are too early for a new hire.","materialLabel":"Your planning notes (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"30-60-90 plan - Ama Boateng, Account Manager, starts Mon Feb 2 (Ledgerly)\n\nIdeas:\n- 30 days: shadow 10 customer calls with Priya and complete product certification.\n- 60 days: own a book of 25 small-business accounts; run her own check-in calls with all 25.\n- 90 days: renew 90% of her accounts that come up for renewal in the quarter.\n  ADJUSTED (team lead, Jan 27): 85%, since 3 of her accounts are known churn risks.\n- Also suggested: \"hit $50k in upsell by day 90.\" Team said NO, too early for a new hire; upsell targets start in Q3.\n- Also suggested: \"lead a team training session.\" Team said not in first 90 days.\n\nAma's request: \"I like goals I can check myself against weekly.\"\nFormat: goes in her onboarding doc as a short plain list.","rules":[{"type":"maxWords","max":60},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Asking for 'an onboarding plan'","why":"The AI writes a long plan with headings, weekly tasks and resources.","fix":"Be exact: \"3 lines labeled 30 days:, 60 days:, 90 days:. Plain text.\"","checks":["r0","plainText"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting. Ask for a total word limit and it often lands over it.","fix":"Cap each line instead: \"each line under 16 words.\"","checks":["maxWords"]},{"title":"Using the old target","why":"90% appears first, with the adjustment below it.","fix":"Add: \"90-day renewal target is 85% (adjusted).\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Adding rejected goals","why":"The upsell and training ideas are in your notes, and the AI includes them.","fix":"Add: \"No upsell target, no training goal.\"","checks":["r2"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Shows the labels","patterns":["30 days:?","60 days:?","90 days:?"]},{"label":"Uses the adjusted target","patterns":["85","adjust"]},{"label":"Asks for measurable goals","patterns":["measur","number","check"]},{"label":"Leaves out rejected goals","patterns":["upsell","training session","too early","rejected"]},{"label":"Sets a word limit","patterns":["\\d+\\s*words","word (limit|count)"]}],"hint":"Good 30-60-90 goals are few and measurable. Give the AI the labels, the adjusted target, and the goals that were ruled out.","rubricLabels":["Has exactly 3 lines labeled 30 days:, 60 days: and 90 days:, in that order","30 days is shadowing 10 calls with Priya and completing product certification; 60 days is owning 25 accounts with check-ins on all 25; 90 days is renewing 85% of renewing accounts (not 90%)","Contains no upsell target and no team training goal, with no intro or extra lines"]}