The Engagement
Guess what? This means she likes me, she really likes me. And now, she's agreed to stay with me for a while. Now it's time to meet the family. You've already discussed your shared values, so now it's time to test this portion of the trust relationship.
What I'm referring to is the orientation process. You take the new hire around to meet the team. Introduce them to the key players in this family. But like most families, it's dysfunctional like any other family. Hopefully you've share this too.
Now's the time when you get to share:
Individual and organizational expectations
Performance standards
Criteria for success
This is just like when my wife and I engaged. We spoke and set forth that she would have her money, I would have my money and then we would have family money. I would pay the mortage and investments, she would buy the groceries and we'd split the utilities.
We discussed that the household chores would be shared. We even discussed the things to avoid.
Like my every weekend addition to sky-diving.
These are the same discussions you need to have with new hires. As with my marriage, this discussion...process took time. Months to be exact. So too should your orientation process. It gives you time to re-recruit them during this process. Keep stoking the fire of their heart.
In the next section, we'll discuss the marriage.
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