ONBOARDING-NEW-HIRES5 MIN READ
Dialogue: The Buddy Is Overhelping
Coach a buddy to support social integration while preserving new-hire agency and manager ownership.
Marco M Onboarding buddy 1 Appreciate 2 Reset 3 Fade The setup Marco is helping so much that Isha's network is not growing. Overhelping can feel kind while weakening social integration. Answer -> Source -> Owner -> Fade The buddy should decode norms and connect the hire to the system, not become the system. The new hire gains agency and connection. Helpful support should create independence. I have been trying to be available for Isha. I remember how confusing my first month was. Marco is earnest.
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