Coaching practices for The Outside View in a New Job
Describe almost anything you are working through and IX Coach finds the practices whose real-world fit is closest. For The Outside View in a New Job, these are the strongest matches in the current practice library.
Does this sound like the set of challenges you might be facing?
- I’m stepping into something completely new to me, and I’ve done so much reading that I feel like an expert
- I’m about to lock in a plan that feels airtight from the inside
- I walk into the same situation already knowing exactly how it goes, so I stop actually looking
- When I talk to people in the field they give me the polished official version, and I walk away no clearer on what the day-to-day actually feels like
- My reasons feel airtight from inside my own head, but I can’t tell how much of that is just me being on my own side
Practices that may help
- The Outside View
The outside view, a concept Kahneman developed with Amos Tversky, means stepping back from the specifics of your situation and asking: how did things like this tend to go in the past? It reliably corrects the optimism bias built into narrative-based (inside-view) planning, and the research base — particularly on planning and forecasting accuracy — is substantial. - Defer heavily to base rates when entering a domain where you lack experience
In unfamiliar territory, the class distribution should almost entirely govern the forecast.
The Outside View - Invoke the outside view before committing to any significant plan
Before finalizing a plan or forecast, ask "How did similar things go?" as the first checkpoint.
The Outside View - Fresh-eyes inquiry: "What if I knew nothing about this?"
Before engaging a familiar situation, ask what you would notice if you were seeing it for the first time.
Beginner's Mind (Shoshin), Made Practical - Listen for what isn’t in the job description
Focus on the texture of day-to-day work, not the official narrative.
Informational Interviews: Career Research That Builds Your Network - Apply the outsider test: how would this look to a neutral observer?
Ask how a detached, well-informed stranger would evaluate your belief or decision.
The Scout Mindset - Use social transitions to change the norms around your behavior
When your social group changes, use the transition to adopt the behavioral norms of the new group rather than carrying old ones.
The Habit Discontinuity Effect - Ask: “Would I choose this today if I were starting fresh?”
Evaluate your current situation as if you were encountering it for the first time, without sunk costs.
Status Quo Bias — Why We Stick with the Default - Use the anticipation of interaction to create liking before meeting
Knowing you will interact with someone in the future makes you evaluate them more positively before it happens.
The Propinquity Effect (Leon Festinger) - Use genius mapping in onboarding
Surface a new hire’s geniuses early so you design their role around energy, not just skills.
The 6 Types of Working Genius (Patrick Lencioni)
Related concerns
- Outside View Thinking
The outside view, a concept Kahneman developed with Amos Tversky, means stepping back from the specifics of your situation and asking: how did things like this tend to go in the past? It reliably corrects the optimism bias built into narrative-based (inside-view) planning, and the research base — particularly on planning and forecasting accuracy — is substantial.
- The Outside View At Work
The outside view, a concept Kahneman developed with Amos Tversky, means stepping back from the specifics of your situation and asking: how did things like this tend to go in the past? It reliably corrects the optimism bias built into narrative-based (inside-view) planning, and the research base — particularly on planning and forecasting accuracy — is substantial.
- The Outside View When Starting Out
Before finalizing a plan or forecast, ask "How did similar things go?" as the first checkpoint.
Invoke the outside view before committing to any significant plan
- Essentialism In A New Job
Surface a new hire’s geniuses early so you design their role around energy, not just skills.
Use genius mapping in onboarding
- Inside View Outside View
The outside view, a concept Kahneman developed with Amos Tversky, means stepping back from the specifics of your situation and asking: how did things like this tend to go in the past? It reliably corrects the optimism bias built into narrative-based (inside-view) planning, and the research base — particularly on planning and forecasting accuracy — is substantial.
- Inside View Vs Outside View Kahneman
The outside view, a concept Kahneman developed with Amos Tversky, means stepping back from the specifics of your situation and asking: how did things like this tend to go in the past? It reliably corrects the optimism bias built into narrative-based (inside-view) planning, and the research base — particularly on planning and forecasting accuracy — is substantial.
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