Does your company provide “Culture Guides” for new employees?

The first 90 days of a new hire’s time are the most critical. Have you ever started a new position with a company only to find yourself on an island where the only contact people are your boss (who you must impress) and the HR Manager (who is there to be sure your paperwork is signed and your training modules completed)?

“Culture Guides” act as peer mentors and social translators to help new employees during that first 90 days — they are not just job trainers.

👊 They help new employees understand the company’s famously unique culture: fun, quirky, service-driven.

👊 They organize lunch meetups, share traditions, and answer all those “unspoken” questions new hires might be too shy to ask.

In my book MESH Gen Z, I discuss this and other relatively small and simple changes companies can make to be more inviting to the newest generation of workers.