We learn so much from the cartoon characters of our youth. The lesson here is that all the potential in the world is practically meaningless unless it’s developed into meaningful contributions. I think newly hired employees have this heavy burden – they impressed a hiring manager of their potential and feel they must live up to it during their introductory period. I believe that hiring managers must provide the support, coaching, and sense of security to bring out this potential. And if the employee makes a mistake or falls short, continue that support. Let new employees know what behaviors and results are expected and focus your coaching on helping them learn enough to begin show their potential. This must be a partnership: let your hiring managers know that the burden of making a newly hired employee successful is equally on them and their new employee and that they must do what it takes to put them in a position to be successful. They must understand the enormous investment of getting a new employee hired and trained and that they will be evaluated by how well they secure a return on that investment. In that, they both share the burden of that potential. Make sure you have an excellent training plan to make sure new hires become productive employees today.
Charlie Brown is the principal character of the American comic strip Peanuts, depicted as a "lovable loser". The character's creator, Charles M. Schulz, said that Charlie Brown "has to be the one who suffers, because he is a caricature of the average person.
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