It's interesting... this is also excellent advice for ANYONE in a new job regardless of where you are in your career. We've recently had a bunch of turnover at the executive and mid-level management layers of the place I work. This happens roughly every 3 years. Our EVP of global operations and his whole crew of ex-AT&T managers that he brought with him would do well to listen. Sure... to maxwell's point... one cannot be silent - but when you are the newest person in the room, whether the CEO or the college intern - YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON. You can have opinions and ideas. You can share them - but they should be respectfully and thoughtfully made. They should be shared in appropriate settings. But most of all - just remember... even when you're almost sure that you're right, you're wrongMostly listen. Talk little.