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Onboarding Best Practices
Definition
Onboarding, also known as Organizational Socialization, refers to the coordinated experiences…through which new employees acquire the necessary knowledge, skills, and behaviors to become effective organizational members.
Benefits: Formal Onboarding
• Reduce time from Hire to Productivity
• Improve retention rates• Increased job satisfaction• Increased organizational
commitment
Pre-Hire Preparation
Ensure employees will be ready to start work immediately: • Network ID• Computer• Phone• Workspace• Forms completed prior to start
date (I9, W2, etc.)
New Hire Orientation: ComponentsConfirmation• Confirm Choice of Employer• Create positive 2nd impression
Company• Mission and Vision• Places, Products, Practices,
People• History and Culture
Connections• Presentation from Senior
Leaders• Meet-and-Greet with Manager
Celebration• Generate Enthusiasm• Symbolic gift such as a pin, a
shirt, a notebook, model airplane
Social and Role Integration
• New Employee Buddy / Mentor • Manager onboarding checklist:– Clarify role and context– Meet team members and stakeholders
– schedule lunches for employee in advance
• Support development of effective work relationships with team / manager
Social and Role Integration
Build in Multiple Touch Points • Employee Panels• Lunch-n-Learn Topics• Coffee Chat with Leaders• Online tools such as Yammer, New
Employee Portal, LMS • OD Assessments designed to deepen
an understanding of team dynamics. (Strength Finder, 5 Dynamics, Belbin)
• Formal Gap Analysis: Clear understanding of Future State
• Document and describe gaps following each orientation session
• Monitor retention data• Formal surveys of new-hires and
their managers• Informal check ins• Review Retention and Engagement
Data with HR
Identifying Gaps
Lean Processes to Resolve Gaps
• Describe and Document Gaps • Lean Tools:– RACI– PDCA – DMAIC– Ishikawa / Fishbone Diagram
• Diagnose, Test and Rectify Processes
• Communicate SOP’s
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