Welcome to another edition of the newsletter! Wishing you a happy weekend and a wonderful morning.
Just imagine you are starting your first job right outside of college, or you have changed your job.?
You’re excited about learning and meeting new people.?
But as days go by, you notice your seniors aren’t helping you much. They aren't giving you time so that you can speak to them, get yourself trained or get knowledge from them.
Your excitement that you had initially begins to go away as you struggle to figure things out on your own and you have that feeling of loss.
- Let me tell you when you are a junior, you often see your seniors as incredibly busy and important.?
- Now if you are are an experienced professional, you might recognize those vibes easily.?
- But no matter what, you’ll come across two kinds of people: those who are willing to share their knowledge and help you grow, and those who keep everything to themselves and never offer any mentorship or help.
- Based on my experience, not sharing knowledge can really impact team morale and the organization as a whole.
- Sometimes, we view our seniors as arrogant or having an attitude, but to be honest, that may not always be the case. Some may act like a "Shakuni" while others are simply just too innocent, even to think all that.?
Let's look at some reasons why people don't share
- First, many experienced professionals fear losing their importance if they share their expertise. They believe that if they pass on their knowledge and expertise, their importance will go down.
- Another reason is that some are genuinely busy and may think the topics are too complicated for juniors to grasp right now. They will teach with time,?
- Then there are those who are egoistic, believing they work hard to gain their knowledge and don't want to give so easily to others.?
- Lastly, these are the ones with very innocent . They just simply struggle with communication or training. That's why they avoid teaching you because they don’t feel comfortable doing so.
What are the problems we can have if employees don't share their expertise ??
- First, new members don’t get trained quickly, then the work that should take less time ends up taking much longer to complete.?
- This can hurt morale and motivation of new joiners as they may feel like they’re not doing well.
- Now, if those experienced employees leave, you might hear, Ye Raaz Bhi Usike Saath Chala Gaya ?
- Finally, the whole team struggles with efficiency, as gaps in knowledge lead to mistakes and delays, affecting overall performance.
Many people fail to realize that sharing knowledge actually benefits everyone.
- ?It helps you learn more, increases your understanding, and frees up time to focus on other important tasks. That’s what teamwork is . . .?
- When juniors are trained well, they learn faster, make fewer mistakes, and contribute to the overall efficiency of the team.
- There’s a reason we have mentors and mentees. When the mentors share their knowledge and expertise, their respect grows in the eyes of the mentees and their names will be told as stories and remembered forever.
- I still remember the people who helped me when I needed it most, and tell our office stories and memories to my friends and colleagues. ?
- Honestly, the early days at work can be tough. During the training phase, you will feel bad as a junior as you see your team is so busy, and you aren't able to help. ?You have this inner thought, I learn this quickly and help them. That's where trust builds up.?
- In an organization, there can be many processes which are done historically, but with the advancement of systems and AI, now a fresh perspective can help to bring efficiency.?
- Sharing knowledge and passing onto the juniors is the right step to having a positive culture. Trust me, building a positive culture takes a pretty long time, and it gets passed to the juniors who will join the team in the future too.
To summarize: If you’re reading this, remember to be the kind of senior you wished for when you were starting out, whether at work or in your personal life!
Thank you for reading and following up on the newsletter. Have you come across any of these types of people in your organization?
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