Leadership Tip
Are You Welcoming?
I passed a banner
on a neighbor’s house
that said, "Welcome Home."
Imagine the visitor’s delight
at seeing such a sign.
How welcoming are you
in your organization?
I visited a company recently
where a greeter waves and
says good morning to each employee
as they drive in the parking lot.
Do you engage in behaviors
and create an atmosphere that
includes others and makes them
feel a part of things?
To find out, ask yourself these questions:
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How inclusive are our meetings?
Do we invite the appropriate people
to either inform them or
solicit their input? -
How do we orient new employees?
Do we let them start and
figure things out on their own or
do we take time to show them around,
introduce them to others,
talk with them about the culture,
mutual expectations and what we
each need to succeed? -
Do you sit with the same people
you usually sit with or know
when you go to a meeting? -
Do you introduce yourself to
others you don’t know? - Do you include food at your
meetings
or put candy at the reception desk?
It is a way to be welcoming, as if
someone were coming to your home.
You do not have to have a "Welcome to Work"
banner to make people feel welcome.
Taking small steps to create this environment
will shift people’s level of engagement.
As we know, when engagement increases,
turnover decreases, productivity increases
and people will have more fun.
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