[WWC #8] - It's The First Day of Spring

Transitions are not tidy. In early spring, winter still lingers. When the blanket of snow is finally stripped from the ground, brown grass and muddy sidewalks appear. But new life is stirring and the ends of bare branches are tipped with small hard buds.

The first sparrow of spring! The year beginning with younger hope than ever! The faint silvery warblings heard over the partially bare and moist fields from the bluebird, the song sparrow, and the red-wing, as if the last flakes of winter tinkled as they fell! What at such a time are histories, chronologies, traditions, and all written revelations?

For new employees, it’s three big transitions at once: intellectual (new work), social (new people), and environmental (new place). The first day shouldn’t be a set of bureaucratic activities on a checklist. It should be a peak moment.

we suggest in the first chapter, we believe it’s more useful to think in terms of “peaks and transitions” than “peaks and ends.” One reason is the blurriness between endings and beginnings that we alluded to. Another is the abundant research on the importance of beginnings. We mention that 40% of college memories come from September; another data p

What if every organization in the world offered new employees an unforgettable first-day experience?

So “fresh starts” happen not only on New Year’s Day, but also on any other landmark date. If