Calibrate Before You Accelerate: The Smart Way to Bias Toward Action in a New Role | Joshua Tucker
A bias toward action is a superpower only when applied correctly - here’s how to frame it as moving decisively after building context, not rushing in before you have it.
My recent move from Monzo to Engine by Starling brought a familiar feeling rushing back: the intense, almost overwhelming urge to prove my worth immediately. When starting a new job, it’s completely natural to want to justify the company’s decision to hire you by making an instant impact. We want to show up, roll up our sleeves, and start fixing things. But a bias toward action is a superpower only when applied correctly - action without context is just noise. If you swing a sledgehammer before looking at the blueprints, you might knock down a load-bearing wall. Here’s how to frame your…
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