Introduction When you join a new company, someone will probably tell you, “Don’t worry. Just take some time to settle in.” It sounds like good advice. After all, starting a new job can be overwhelming. There are new people, processes, systems, expectations, and ways of working. Naturally, you need time to understand your surroundings. But there is a problem with the “settle in” mindset. If you spend your first few months simply waiting to feel comfortable, you may lose the most valuable period of your transition. Your first 90 days are not just a period for settling in. They are a period for learning, building relationships, creating credibility, and understanding how you can make an impact. Why “Just Settle In” Can Hold You Back When people are told to settle in, they often become passive. They attend meetings, complete assigned tasks, observe what others are doing, and wait for someone to tell them what they should focus on. There is nothing wrong with observing. In ...
Just one month back when someone has told us that work from home is our future then we all might have laughed at him. Employees working in non-IT companies must not have imagined such a situation. This is the major change Novel Coronavirus has brought in our life and it clearly ushered a culture of work from home. Suddenly remote work opportunities started mushrooming and employers have understood that work from home is a better option and it can result in huge cost savings for the organizations. Call centre employees already started work from home just after few days of lockdown. As the government decided to go with complete lockdown to flatten the curve, people are spending maximum time on social media and failed to maintain a work-life balance. We have come up with an inspirational story of Sir Isaac Newton who had taken maximum benefit of lockdown in his lifetime. Isaac Newton and lockdown In 1665, when the Great Plague of London took several lives in London England governme...