Every consultant, new manager, or freelancer has faced this situation – walking into a new client, job, or team and having to show confidence and expertise while also being in “learning mode.” What an asset this article would have been to me as a new consultant 30+ years ago.
After studying consulting projects for two years and interviewing 79 successful consultants this team found three tactics successful consultants build confidence in their work, retain client respect, and learn new knowledge as they worked in new areas.
HBR Weekly Hotlist, article by Alaric Bourgoin, et. al.
https://hbr.org/2018/07/how-consultants-project-expertise-and-learn-at-the-same-time