Recently I read an article about welcoming new employees so they get off to a great start. Tips included welcome baskets, long lunches with key members of the team, and plenty of small talk to make them feel comfortable.
This is not that type of article.
The first few days of employment are critical. New employees are a lot like aircraft carriers: Once the course is set, it takes a lot of time and energy to change direction.
Here are seven ways you can set the wrong course, and in the process ruin a new employee:
1. Welcome them to the family. Strong interpersonal relationships, positive working relationships, friendships… all those come later, if ever. You hire an employee to work, not build relationships. Be polite, courteous, and friendly, but stay focused on the fact the employee was hired to perform a job, and jobs involve work. Let new employees earn their way into the “family” through hard work and achievement.
To read the full, original article click on this link: 7 Ways to Ruin a New Employee | BNET
Author: Jeff Haden
