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Make the new hire feel welcome and valued

It’s your first day at work. You are curious to learn and motivated to contribute. You know you have a steep learning curve and want to ask questions or learn from your mistakes with a growth mindset.

It’s your first day at work. You are curious to learn and motivated to contribute. You know you have a steep learning curve and want to ask questions or learn from your mistakes with a growth mindset. And so begin your first interactions with bosses and colleagues. At a meeting, a colleague shares an idea. The boss is impatient and fails to listen, brushing the contribution off with: “This has been proposed in the past, it will not work.” You see your colleague slink back into his seat, red with embarrassment, and clearly feeling unappreciated.