The Leadership Transition Guide
Whole Human Leadership in Your First 90 Days
Published on 27. May 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
164 pages
979-8-9896797-6-8 (ISBN)
Description
The first 90 days in a new leadership role will define everything that follows - not because of what you accomplish, but because of who you become, how you show up, and whether you earn the right to lead before you start trying to change things.
The Leadership Transition Guide is the practical playbook for experienced mid-level and senior leaders stepping into a new role. Drawing on 30 years of C-suite leadership and 40+ mergers and acquisitions, Victoria Pelletier gives leaders the frameworks, tools, and honest guidance to navigate the critical transition window with clarity, confidence, and integrity.
Structured around three phases - Listen & Learn, Assess & Connect, and Plan & Commit - the guide takes leaders from their first day through a credible 90-day strategy, covering how to diagnose what's actually true about a new organization, build trust before building change, assess their team with honesty and humanity, and establish the leadership brand they want to be known for.
Grounded in Whole Human Leadership - the philosophy that the most effective leaders bring their full selves to work, not just their title - this is not another generic onboarding checklist. It is a direct, story-driven, accountability-focused guide for leaders who want to get it right the first time.
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Language
English
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Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
315 gr
ISBN-13
979-8-9896797-6-8 (9798989679768)
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Victoria Pelletier is a globally recognized C-suite executive, keynote speaker, executive coach, and bestselling author with over 30 years of experience leading transformational change across Fortune 500 companies, professional services firms, and technology organizations.Over the course of her career, Victoria has held multiple C-suite roles - including COO, President, and CEO - and has navigated more than 40 mergers and acquisitions across three continents. Known as the Turnaround Queen and CEO Whisperer, she has built a reputation for stepping into complex, high-stakes environments and delivering results without leaving the humanity of her teams behind.Victoria's leadership philosophy, Whole Human Leadership, is built on the foundational belief that the most effective leaders are not the ones who leave their humanity at the door - they are the ones who bring all of it, deliberately and consistently, to work. It is the subject of her third book, The Power of Whole Human Leadership: Managing Modern Workers Toward Purpose and Profit.Her second book, Influence Unleashed: Forging a Lasting Legacy Through Personal Branding, extends that philosophy into the realm of personal brand - laying out a practical framework for leaders who want to be known not just for what they do, but for who they are. Her first book, Unstoppable, chronicles her own extraordinary personal and professional journey.The Leadership Transition Guide: Whole Human Leadership in Your First 90 Days is her fourth book - the practical playbook she wishes she had been handed the first time she walked into a new organization as the youngest executive in the building, figuring it out in real time.Victoria is a recognized advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion, and a sought-after keynote speaker on leadership, personal brand, and organizational transformation. She works with leaders and organizations globally through speaking, executive coaching, and advisory engagements.www.victoria-pelletier.com