I recently switched jobs to a competitor and I am seeing that my past employer was “better” at the stuff they do and the processes they use. How do you recommend I help my new company catch up?

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Don’t be that guy that says, “Well at my last company, we did it like this…” Never goes well.

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Thanks for the words of advice!

Make suggestions, but proceed slowly and carefully. Every organization always seems to have new arrivals who want to make major changes based on their past experience. And you really don't want to be that guy. Little bit different, but it reminds me of a bumper sticker I once saw in Florida: "We don't care how you do it up north."

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I agree with this one

Depends whether your new firm recognises the gap between it and your new firm. If so, just gently demonstrate one of the new smaller differences and ask them if it has made a positive difference. If so, then gently tackle some of the bigger gaps.

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Ask questions, so you can learn and they can explain why it is the way it is. That will often reveal the low hanging fruit you can focus on. If successful, you will have earned their trust to implement change.

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Good point. Asking questions helps me better understand the “why”

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Dying to know what the companies are....

LM to RTX

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