We want our employees to feel welcomed and comfortable when they start anything new; whether it’s a new job or assignment, a manager’s responsibility is to help them bridge the gap from where they’ve been to where they need to be. While employees in new situations must have courage, strength, and conviction, so too must their new supervisor: the best way to get thru that transition is together. They both need courage to fill the unknown with questions, facts, guidance, and optimism. They both need strength to deal with the ups and downs of learning something new and to forgive and forget the mistakes they uncover. And they must have conviction to stick together no matter what, knowing that patience and time are their friends. We often expect too much too soon and that’s not fair – even the smartest among us needs time to acclimate and feel their way along this kind of trail. And remember that perfection is the enemy of progress… give employees in transition your best coaching and mentoring efforts and they will continue to improve. Then, the only thing that can stop them is them. Most trails are littered with people who give up because of obstacles and uncertainly – your job as their supervisor is to help them find success. Together you can’t be stopped. Partner with employees in transition today.
Ruby Nell Bridges Hall (1954): American civil rights activist who was the first African American child to desegregate an all-white school in Louisiana in 1960
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