Meeting new colleagues
Don’t bother too much making a good first impression when joining a team. Focus on reading your would-be colleagues instead. Acknowledge that everybody lies for his self-interest. Watch out for red flags. Trust your instincts and learn the techniques. Pay undivided attention to not only what they say but also to how they say it. Check whether their words and bodies are in harmony. Take people’s lies impersonally. Master your face, smile genuinely.