The Amazing Link Between Onboarding and Retention
How Onboarding and Retention are Connected In Jim Collins’ book Good to Great, he emphasizes the importance of “getting the right people on the bus.” He stresses that getting the right people in the right roles enables organizations to thrive, expand and nimbly adapt to changing market conditions. He continues to say that the right people […]
Employee Onboarding: 7 Need-to-Know Facts
Employee onboarding is not a luxury New hires go through comprehensive orientation and socialization during onboarding, and it’s reflected in their successful integration into the company. Developing and sustaining a simple and intuitive employee onboarding program is vital to not only the success of your team, but to the productivity and longevity of your employees […]
The State of Employee Onboarding 2020
How has the pandemic changed the way we onboard employees? The COVID-19 pandemic has changed everything: how we live, how we communicate and ultimately how we interact with one another. It was a cataclysmic event that forever changed the way we look at work and employment, not to mention virtually everything we do on a […]
Get an “A” in Onboarding College Graduates
Your onboarding & training program needs these skill sets! It’s estimated Millennials will make up 75% of the workforce by 2025. Are you sick of hearing that yet? We know Millennials are taking over and while most HR buzz is around how to attract and retain them, there is a lot to be said for […]
Why is Onboarding So Important for Employee Retention?
Why is onboarding so important for employee retention? Think for a moment about your last great hire. How long did it take to find them? How expensive was it? Did you worry if they would be a good fit culturally? How long did it take until they were fully integrated into the company and productive? […]
Internal Mobility as a Talent Strategy = Bigger ROI
An internal mobility strategy for new hires Leveraging an internal mobility strategy to drive ROI is one of the four macro trends leading to the rise of alternative work arrangements, cross-functional teams and project-based work for new hire talent. Hiring from within eliminates the expense of finding a new hire, accelerates the speed to productivity and ensures […]
How These 4 Companies Rule New Hire Onboarding
New Hire Onboarding Companies You see resources out the wazoo on how to recruit the best candidates and the latest performance management best practices, but there is too little discussed about the time in between. The irony is it’s during the new hire onboarding process that companies are most vulnerable to losing their newest employees. […]
Deconstructing the myths of onboarding – Myth #7: Onboarding begins and ends on an employee’s first day
If there is one universal truth about starting a new role it’s new job jitters. New hires worry about making a good impression, fitting in, finding the office/getting there on time, wearing the right attire, and more. Many are also concerned about whether they made the right decision to take the job. One of the […]
Surprising Employee Onboarding Lessons from The Santa Clause Movie
In the 1994 holiday classic movie The Santa Clause, an unlucky dad hears Santa fall from his roof. Rushing outside with his son, Scott discovers a lifeless Santa and a note in the pocket of his suit. In very fine print it reads, “If something should happen to me, put on my suit, the Reindeer […]
Top 4 Benefits of Mobile Onboarding for Construction Workers
Our construction clients came to us with a problem They were looking for a way to connect with their new hires, especially the remote ones in the field, and make sure they had a positive onboarding experience. Most of their new hires did not have a computer so they couldn’t just send an email with […]