I would have said, when starting a new job:
1: make friends with everyone, avoid making enemies. Make sure you have read "How to win friends and influence people."
2: make a good first impression, get some big wins under your belt in the first six months and impress. Your reputation at your new company will persist for years and it will largely be defined by your initial achievements.
3: politics: either avoid it entirely, or play it very well. If you're playing, make sure you have read "The Prince". If you're playing, make sure you win. If you play and lose, you should move on.
4: do more listening than talking.
5: if you are ambitious, commence your ladder climb after six months of points 1, 2, 4 above.
1: make friends with everyone, avoid making enemies. Make sure you have read "How to win friends and influence people."
2: make a good first impression, get some big wins under your belt in the first six months and impress. Your reputation at your new company will persist for years and it will largely be defined by your initial achievements.
3: politics: either avoid it entirely, or play it very well. If you're playing, make sure you have read "The Prince". If you're playing, make sure you win. If you play and lose, you should move on.
4: do more listening than talking.
5: if you are ambitious, commence your ladder climb after six months of points 1, 2, 4 above.