Sterling Terrell

recovering economist

3 Ways For A Manager To Make A Fantastic First Impression

3 Ways For A Manager To Make A Fantastic First Impression
So you just started a job and you want to make a fantastic first impression?

I think to do this you look for an opportunity.

An opportunity to make a splash somewhere in the first six months, if possible.

Do something that is:

1. Visible

Because it is all a bit pointless if no one knows about it.

2. Memorable

Because you need the action to stick in people’s minds.

3. Newsworthy

And newsworthy because you want the act to spread past the water cooler – and have the entire industry talking about it too.

Don’t be afraid to address something controversial.

You want everyone looking at the direction, rather than the state.

So what does a Master Persuader do when he needs to create a good first impression to last for years? He looks around for any opportunity that is visible, memorable, newsworthy, true to his brand, and easy to change.
-Scott Adams, Win Bigly

Direction Matters Too, Not Just Where You Are

Direction Matters Too, Not Just Where You Are

[This is part of the series: 31 Persuasion Tips That I Learned From Scott Adams]

Saying that direction matters is another way of saying that progress matters.

This progress makes more difference, in a psychological sense, than where you currently are.

How so?

Take my blogging as an example.

I would prefer to have a small blog with growing traffic to a large blog with shrinking traffic.

The same is probably true for all of us in regard to income.

I would prefer to have a small income with 10% growth to a large income falling by 10% per year.

It does not matter if things are good or bad – per se – it matters if they are getting better or worse.”

Or, said yet another way, flow is more important than stock.

PERSUASION TIP 8: People are more influenced by the direction of things than the current state of things.
-Scott Adams, Win Bigly
Sterling Terrell