Newcomers represent a strategic asset if quickly plunged into the company’s culture
SMOOTH THE NEWCOMERS INTEGRATION
WHY IT HAPPENS
The existing Team may find it difficult to accept someone from outside, often with different backgrounds, sometimes foreign qualifications, whose first language might be different and who might not be fully aware of the workplace culture.
Which kind of feelings circulate in the organization in such a situation?
Unfamiliarity, discomfort, fear of the unknown, shyness, lack of team spirit.
OUR CREDO
The way people relate to one another, the acceptance of the value of new team members, the openness to the upcoming change and the esteem of one another play an important role in the success of the integration process.
“Be your full self” is our motto that usually doesn’t take long to get used to.
OUR SOLUTION
We take away the traditional tool people use to share information: the verbal exchange. We don't talk anymore!
Our visual approach helps newcomers feel a sense of belonging.
We don't use words anymore, we use our fingers, facial expressions, body postures and natural gestures.
Shifting from verbal to nonverbal language is an excellent way to discover others under a new light, the current colleagues as well as the new ones.
Our facilitators encourage proximity, eye contact and spontaneity, which create connection and bonding between people.
YOUR WIN
Fun is a key ingredient of our methodology: people drop their barriers, feel more authentic and laugh easily with each other.
The switch feels quite awkward at first but quickly they begin having fun “talking with their hands” and they will
understand each other.
After that, the facilitator relates about how an organizational change can feel wrong at first, but begins to feel more natural as time goes on.
