The secrets to starting off right in a new job
Are you ready to unlock the secret rules for success in a new role? While these crucial tips aren’t often shared or taught, you’ve just found the treasure map. Gorick Ng—one of Thinkers50’s Top 30 Business Thinkers to Watch, a career advisor at Harvard and a faculty member at UC Berkeley—is revealing the insights he wishes he had when he first started his career or navigated a job change.
This is your chance to make a lasting, positive impression and set your career on a rocket-fueled trajectory. Get ready to master the art of thriving in your new role and watch your professional life soar!
Succeed in a new job: the unspoken rules in a nutshell
Navigating a new role can feel daunting. No one tells you how to take ownership, manage expectations, handle workplace dynamics or position yourself for promotion. The answers to these professional mysteries lie in the unspoken rules – the subtle behaviors and strategies that managers expect but never articulate, and that top performers master without even realizing. Unfortunately, these rules aren’t taught in school, leaving most people to struggle and figure them out the hard way.
This course unlocks these unspoken rules for the first time, providing you with the tools to take initiative, showcase your value and build a standout professional reputation. Whether you’re launching your career, transitioning into a new role or feeling stuck and ready to level up, this course is packed with actionable strategies to help you onboard seamlessly, differentiate yourself and climb the career ladder.
You’ll learn how to:
- prepare effectively for a new role and make a strong start
- shape how colleagues perceive your contributions
- deliver results that matter
- foster positive relationships and build influence
- position yourself for promotions and leadership opportunities.
By the end of this course, you’ll have a clear path not just to excel in your current role but to craft a thriving career that aligns with your ambitions.
Gorick Ng is a career advisor at Harvard College, specializing in coaching first-generation, low-income students. He is also a faculty member at the University of California, Berkeley where he teaches the unspoken rules of career navigation. He is the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Unspoken Rules: Secrets to Starting Your Career Off Right, published by Harvard Business Review Press and named by Thinkers50 as one of the top 10 management books of 2022. He is also the creator of How to Say It, a flashcard series on what to say in every professional situation.
Gorick has worked in management consulting at Boston Consulting Group, investment banking at Credit Suisse and research with the Managing the Future of Work project at Harvard Business School. He has featured in Forbes, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, BuzzFeed, The New York Post, Fast Company and Fortune Magazine, and on The Today Show and CNBC. He was named by Thinkers50 as one of 30 thinkers to watch in 2022. He is a regular speaker at some of the world’s largest companies, from GE to IBM to Google. Gorick, a first-generation college student, is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Business School. Each week, he publishes Did You Know?, a newsletter that reverse-engineers how famous people and companies became successful—and what you can do to follow in their footsteps.