Determined to start the new phase of his professional journey with a bang after being promoted, Piyush realizes that, although excited for the change, he may not be prepared for the challenges his new role brings.

Piyush makes a bold decision to hire a new resource in his team but suffers a frustrating ordeal while interviewing potential candidates. However, when he faces pushback from his team for hiring who he thinks is the right fit, Piyush wonders if he made the right call.

Upon learning what his team thinks of his leadership skills, Piyush gets a reality check and decides to adopt a more aggressive and manipulative leadership style. However, even after getting the desired outcome, he ends up sabotaging his relationship with his team.

Piyush strongly feels the need for a course correction to mend his relationship with the team, but the pressure of upcoming deliverables further complicates the situation. After a shocking revelation and failure to meet the deadlines, Piyush rises to the occasion and takes one for the team.

Just when Piyush has been able to win back the confidence of his team, he faces the hardest challenge as a team lead - he has to fire one of his teammates. To make matters worse, he must come to a decision during an outing with the team.