1) just shut up and listen and do everything their way for the first 3-6 months, bite your tongue questions about _why_ it's like that, or improvements, just learn _how_ they do it now first. then, after that, suggest your improvements once you have built up some credibility/rapport.
2) chesterton's fence - understand why things are done wrong first, then you will be able to make positive improvements. if you skip that stage, you're likely to just run into the same problems that lead to the original "wrong" choices (again).
1) just shut up and listen and do everything their way for the first 3-6 months, bite your tongue questions about _why_ it's like that, or improvements, just learn _how_ they do it now first. then, after that, suggest your improvements once you have built up some credibility/rapport.
2) chesterton's fence - understand why things are done wrong first, then you will be able to make positive improvements. if you skip that stage, you're likely to just run into the same problems that lead to the original "wrong" choices (again).