Adventures of a Corporate Lacky

Being a Corporate Freshman, Passion and Enthusiasm

It has been said that being young and new to a company or the corporate environment, freshmen are full of passion and energy, in 6 months or so it fades out and the freshman becomes part of the day to day routine.
I have already been through the freshman situation 5 times and I currently am with my current company for almost four years now. I am still full of passion and energy, I love to think, plan and implement, specially new ideas I believe can add more value as well as make everybody efficient and effective, I specially like initiatives that build and capitalize on relationships and personal capacity development.

As I was reading a post on the "Building a Smarter Planet" Blog by Sacha Chua titled "Smarter employees and a smarter planet". I have been following Sacha on her blog for some time now and I just so happen to come across a post be her on the smarter planet blog. Anyways, I believe in her advocacy and I totally relate to it. I specially like it when she said "Even new employees can help build a smarter company. Even new employees can help build a smarter planet."

Also a good advice from her for both new employees and managers is

"If you're a new employee, stay in touch with the reasons you liked the job offer, and discover new reasons to be passionate about what you do. If you work with or manage new employees, help them stay engaged by connecting them with people who are passionate about their work, and help them harness their passion and infect others with their energy."

I believe that managers or people who are in the position to mentor, mold and guide human resources of a organization/corporation should focus on relationships  and engagement, being connected with your subordinates and peers helps in the overall performance of the entire team and organization while making TRUST as the foundation for all.

As a new and old employee, continue to challenge the status qou, continue to ask, continue to evolve. As a manager, build engaging relationships, build trust between both ends.