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Always Make A Newcomer Welcome
Give and you will receive
It doesn’t matter whether you are 4 or 44, if someone new joins the class / sandpit / office / team… make them feel welcome.
You were there once. You didn’t know how things work. You weren’t sure you’d fit in. You worried (wrongly) that others didn’t really want you to be there.
It doesn’t take much. A smile, a “hello”, a fist-bump and a very basic couple of questions, like for instance:
“How did you end up coming here?”
“What are you looking forward to doing today?”
Note, these are not the standard “How’s it going?”, which is too easy replied to automatically with a “Fine, thanks” and the conversation stalls.
The tiniest bits of acknowledgement, explanation, chat, or “checking-in” throughout the day will go a long way. Treat others as you would wish to be treated.
