You’ve done the hard work and landed your new role. Now it’s time not just to make a good impression. But to blow them away as you set the foundation for a stellar reputation.

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10 First Steps to a Stellar
Reputation in Your New Role 28 April 2016
You’ve done the hard work and landed your new role. Now it’s time not just to make a
good impression. But to blow them away as you set the foundation for a stellar reputation.
With the hard work done to land your new role, it’s
tempting to take your foot of the accelerator. To sit back
and think: “job done”. And you deserve that celebration
and that breathing space.
But come Day One, you’ll want to be right back on it.
And your eagerness will not be confined to simply
making a good impression. At your level, you’ll want to
do more than that. You’ll want to lay the foundations at
the very outset that will ultimately cement a stellar
reputation.
Here are a few thoughts to get yourself off to a flying
start, from Week One.
Fine tune your pitch
and your promise
From Day One, you’ll be introduced – and introducing
yourself – to lots of new people. At reception, at people’s
desks, at the watercooler and in meetings. Think for a
moment about your personal pitch: how will you
introduce yourself and what you’re here to do? Your
personal brand: what impression do you want to leave
people with? Your personal promise: what useful promise
of follow-up will you make – to really make a
connection?
Introduce yourself
The impact and influence we have is largely dependent
on how well-connected we are with the people around us.
So no time to lose. And no time to wait to be introduced.
Get out there and start forging relationships across the
organisation.

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Get a handle on
your stakeholders
It’s always interesting to reflect on how often we talk
about the importance of knowing our stakeholders –
without applying that same logic to our day-to-day. As if
stakeholders are the sole preserve of special project work.
Know where your touchpoints are going to be in the
organisation.
Forge quality relationships
– at every level
Everyone you meet will potentially play a role in helping
you to deliver on your job. So forge quality relationships
from the very outset – and at every level. Immediate
colleagues, of course. And also stakeholders (see above).
And what about the security team who will be happy to
let you work late. The cleaners who will remember that
you don’t like to have your desk layout touched of an
evening. The tech team who will get your systems
working. The support teams who tell you how things
really are with the product.
Ask questions – and
listen to the answers
A great way to establish rapport when meeting people is
to ask about them. Start with soft questions like: how long
have you been working here? What’s your role? But then
you can start to get their insights into your role. So: “I’m
just getting up-to-speed. How does your role fit into what
I’m doing? What would be really useful for me to know
at this stage?” And so on. Get their input. And listen –
beneath the surface too.
Get the industry insight
Another stand-out trait of successful professionals is that
ability to see the relevance of the in-the-office grind to the
bigger-picture reality. As you’re getting up-to-speed with
the new role, keep pulling it back to the bigger picture.
Get the 30,000ft view – not just the detail.
Start building your
KPI network
Within any organisation, there will be Key People of
Influence. Learn who these people are quickly – and start
building relationships with those people. With due care,
consideration and respect for your co-workers, of course.
Set expectations – in
both directions
Those with stand-out reputations are those who get
straight to the heart of it. What they’re here to do, what
difference they’re here to make, what’s important and
what’s not. Start that process from the outset by getting
clear on expectations. What does your manager,
leadership, team, clients and customers expect from you?
And what do you expect from them? Get crystal clear on
expectations, responsibilities and deliverables.

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Get your tech and
systems working
Once we’ve been in a job for a short while, we take for
granted all the technology and little systems we have at
our disposal. Security passes, laptops, logins, software. All
the tools that let us do our job. Get the ball rolling on this
as you walk in the door. And build a relationship: both
with the gatekeeper who signs-off your access – and the
tech teams who get it sorted for you!
Enjoy it!
The truth is: you have done the hard work to land this
new role. And now it’s time to enjoy this next chapter and
the new challenges ahead. Fully immerse yourself in your
new role. Embrace everything it offers. And have fun
with it – because doesn’t the reputation you want to
establish with your new colleagues include someone who’s
great to work with?
Dan Beverly is a leadership and performance coach helping high-calibre, high-
performing professional women embrace the pivotal career moments.
His mission is to inspire possibility in others: to help us excel in careers without
compromise; and to leave us feeling energised and uplifted by a new future.
Go online to book your complimentary “Session Zero” with Dan – and start
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