What to Do When You're New

Informationen zum Autor KEITH ROLLAG, PH.D., is an organizational researcher, management consultant, and Associate Professor of Management and Chair of the Management Division at Babson College. His work and ideas have been featured in The New York Times , Newsday , Investor's Business Daily , MIT Sloan Management Review , Wired News , Harvard Management Update , and other publications. Klappentext Blending stories and insights with simple techniques and exercises, this invaluable guide for the introvert will get you out of your comfort zone and trying new things in no time.Whether you're changing jobs, joining a group, or moving to a new city, putting yourself out there in new situations is no picnic. Being forced to introduce yourself, having to ask questions among strangers, learning expectations of those around you--it's not fun for anyone! However, when we let our worries stop us from getting familiar with our surroundings and learning the dos and don'ts of our new environment, we seriously hinder our progress, joy, and the opportunities that await us.In What to Do When You're New, you can discover the necessary skills to learn how to: Overcome fearsMake great first impressionsTalk to strangers with easeGet up to speed quicklyConnect with people wherever you goThis book combines the author's research and firsthand experience from having to adjust to a job transfer to Japan with that of leading scientists to explain why we are so uneasy in new situations--and how we can learn to become more confident and successful newcomers. Zusammenfassung Blending stories and insights with simple techniques and exercises, this invaluable guide for the introvert will get you out of your comfort zone and trying new things in no time. Whether you're changing jobs, joining a group, or moving to a new city, putting yourself out there in new situations is no picnic. Being forced to introduce yourself, having to ask questions among strangers, learning expectations of those around you--it's not fun for anyone! However, when we let our worries stop us from getting familiar with our surroundings and learning the dos and don'ts of our new environment, we seriously hinder our progress, joy, and the opportunities that await us. In What to Do When You're New , you can discover the necessary skills to learn how to: Overcome fears Make great first impressions Talk to strangers with ease Get up to speed quickly Connect with people wherever you go This book combines the author's research and firsthand experience from having to adjust to a job transfer to Japan with that of leading scientists to explain why we are so uneasy in new situations--and how we can learn to become more confident and successful newcomers. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents Acknowledgments Part One: Why New Situations Make Us Nervous 1. Success Starts with Being New 2. Always a Newcomer 3. Nature and Nurture: The Science of Newcomer Anxiety 4. Power of Practice and Reflection Part Two: Mastering the Five Critical Newcomer Skills 5. Introducing Yourself 6. Remembering Names 7. Asking Questions 8. Starting New Relationships 9. Performing in New Situations Part Three: Giving Back and Getting Out There 10. Giving Back:, Helping Others When They're New 11. Get Out There and Succeed Notes Index ...

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Blending stories and insights with simple techniques and exercises, this invaluable guide for the introvert will get you out of your comfort zone and trying new things in no time. Whether you're changing jobs, joining a group, or moving to a new city, putting yourself out there in new situations is no picnic. Being forced to introduce yourself, having to ask questions among strangers, learning expectations of those around you--it's not fun for anyone! However, when we let our worries stop us from getting familiar with our surroundings and learning the dos and don'ts of our new environment, we seriously hinder our progress, joy, and the opportunities that await us. In What to Do When You're New, you can discover the necessary skills to learn how to: Overcome fears Make great first impressions Talk to strangers with ease Get up to speed quickly Connect with people wherever you go This book combines the author's research and firsthand experience from having to adjust to a job transfer to Japan with that of leading scientists to explain why we are so uneasy in new situations--and how we can learn to become more confident and successful newcomers.

Inhalt

Contents

Acknowledgments

Part One: Why New Situations Make Us Nervous

1. Success Starts with Being New

2. Always a Newcomer

3. Nature and Nurture: The Science of Newcomer Anxiety

4. Power of Practice and Reflection

Part Two: Mastering the Five Critical Newcomer Skills

5. Introducing Yourself

6. Remembering Names

7. Asking Questions

8. Starting New Relationships

9. Performing in New Situations

Part Three: Giving Back and Getting Out There

10. Giving Back:, Helping Others When They're New

11. Get Out There and Succeed

Notes

Index