2-Hour Virtual Seminar on The Ultimate Guide to Starting a New Job: Preparation, Tips, and Success Strategies
December 11, 2025
12:00 PM PST | 03:00 PM EST
2 Hours
711799
Group Attendees: Any number of participants
Recorded Version: Unlimited viewing for 6 months ( Access information will be emailed 24 hours after the completion of live webinar)
Starting a new job can be both exciting and overwhelming your first weeks set the foundation for long-term success.
This interactive and practical webinar will give you the tools, preparation tips, and proven strategies to navigate this critical transition with confidence. You’ll learn how to prepare before day one, adapt quickly to your new work environment, communicate effectively with managers and colleagues, and achieve meaningful early wins that establish your credibility. Whether you are entering your first job or moving into a new role or company, this session equips you with a comprehensive roadmap to thrive from the very beginning and build lasting success.Why should you Attend:
- Prepare effectively before your first day to make a strong first impression
- Understand workplace culture and how to adapt quickly to new environments
- Build credibility and establish strong professional relationships with your manager and team
- Identify and achieve quick wins that demonstrate your value early on
- Develop effective communication and collaboration skills for workplace success
- Gain strategies to manage stress, build resilience, and maintain confidence
- Create a 30-60-90 day action plan for navigating your first months with clarity
- Lay the groundwork for long-term career growth starting from your first weeks
Areas Covered in the Session:
- Welcome & Introduction(0:00 - 0:10)
- Overview of challenges and opportunities in starting a new job
- Preparation Before Day One(0:10 - 0:25)
- Steps to get organized and set yourself up for success
- Adapting to Workplace Culture(0:25 - 0:40)
- Understanding company values, norms, and expectations
- Building Relationships (0:40 - 0:55)
- How to connect with your manager, colleagues, and stakeholders
- Establishing Early Wins (0:55 - 1:15)
- Strategies for demonstrating value in the first 90 days
- Communication & Collaboration(1:15 - 1:30)
- Effective workplace communication and teamwork skills
- Managing Stress & Confidence(1:30 - 1:45)
- Resilience techniques for thriving in a new environment
- Creating Your 30-60-90 Day Plan (1:45 - 2:00)
- Developing a personal roadmap and Q&A discussion
Who Will Benefit:
- All
Chris DeVany is the founder and president of Pinnacle Performance Improvement Worldwide, a firm which focuses on management and organization development. Pinnacle's clients include global organizations such as Visa International, Cadence Design Systems, Coca Cola, Sprint, Microsoft, Aviva Insurance, Schlumberger and over 500 other organizations in 22 countries. He also has consulted to government agencies from the United States, the Royal Government of Saudi Arabia, Canada, Cayman Islands and the United Kingdom.
He has published numerous articles in the fields of surviving mergers and acquisitions, surviving change, project management, management, sales, team-building, leadership, ethics, customer service, diversity and work-life balance, in publications ranging from ASTD/Performance In Practice to Customer Service Management. His book, "90 Days to a High-Performance Team", published by McGraw Hill and often accompanied by in-person, facilitated instruction, has helped and continues to help thousands of executives, managers and team leaders improve performance.
He has appeared hundreds of times on radio and television interview programs to discuss mergers and acquisitions (how to manage and survive them), project management, sales, customer service, effective workplace communication, management, handling rapid personal and organizational change and other topical business issues.
He has served or is currently serving as a board member of the International Association of Facilitators, Sales and Marketing Executives International, American Management Association, American Society of Training and Development, Institute of Management Consultants, American Society of Association Executives, Meeting Professionals International and National Speakers Association. Chris is an award-winning Toastmaster's International Competition speaker. He recently participated in the Fortune 500 Annual Management Forum as a speaker, panelist and seminar leader.
Chris has distinguished himself professionally by serving multiple corporations as manager and trainer of sales, operations, project management, IT, customer service and marketing professionals. Included among those business leaders are Prudential Insurance, Sprint, BayBank (now part of Bank of America), US Health Care and Marriott Corporation.
He has assisted these organizations in mergers and acquisitions, facilitating post-merger and acquisition integration, developing project management, sales, customer service and marketing strategies, organizing inbound and outbound call center programs, training and development of management and new hires, and fostering corporate growth through creative change and innovation initiatives.
Chris holds degrees in management studies and organizational behavior from Boston University. He has traveled to 22 countries and 47 states in the course of his career.
