part three
you got the job—now what?
Here’s an analogy someone shared with me: when you first enter a new organization, your coworkers pull their “cameras” out of their desk drawers and take a picture of you. In essence, they form an impression—of how capable you are, how dependable, the range of your skills. Then, being busy people, they file the photo away.
There is an old saying that you have only one chance to make a first impression. Fortunately, that’s not completely true, but it is up to you to create reasons for people to pull those cameras back out of the desk drawer when you’re ready for a second look. You need to plug in, connect to people, and make a substantive contribution to the essential activities of the organization.
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