organizational values

In the literature on newcomer assimilation, experts and academics talk about the importance of relationships. Human learning occurs in community. Ok, enough with the academic jargon. What does this mean? How does it work? Let’s assume that your organization has a well-defined set of values and, unlike some organizations, takes them seriously. You want your newcomers to adopt these values—or at least, if they find out they are incompatible with them, to know this upfront.…