What do you do to recover quickly from early missteps in a new role? How can you keep initial mistakes from coloring perceptions when you’re still trying to establish your reputation at a new organization?

My strategy:
Open initially a discussion with every stakeholder about expectations in both directions and adopt to this. Establish a communication on regular basis with the appropriate frequency. Take notes on the results.

One way I do is that recalling that mistake and telling how I improved in appropriate forums and informal chats. Example: Oh my! Can't forget how I missed that particular aspect when I first rolled out the MFA police last week. How silly it was for me to miss that aspect. Now all set and we are doing great.