Employees come from different backgrounds and workplace culture builds a cooperative and harmonious environment so that everyone can feel comfortable. It usually starts with an introduction: when people are first interviewed they get a sense of the people they might work with; at on-boarding they discover how motivated and coordinated the company is; during their introductory period they see how others care about their success. Like any new beginning or endeavor, joining something new can be challenging – those of us already there are responsible for making the new arrivals feel welcomed and important. Remember the first day you went to school or started a new job – afraid to take a first step or make a wrong move: that’s when relationships are started and commitment begins. Take the initiative to make introductions, draw newcomers out of their anxieties, engage people in conversation, and generally make them feel good about where they are and how they can contribute to the whole. Culture is about performance and it begins with you today.
Tracy Streckenbach: Founder of Hillview Consulting LLC
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