If you wanted to diagnose an organizations maturity when it comes to their people processes you would zoom in on how well they do onboarding. This often neglected and underprioritized process is typically overlooked, yet extremely impactful. Most of us remember defining moments throughout our career – and starting in a new job is often one of those moments.
Onboarding is tied to the overall experience when it comes to joining, working and leaving an organization or a company. It holds a lot of potential when it comes to sense of belonging, accelerating performance and operational efficiencies.
I’ve had the pleasure of diving into the many determining factors that make up a good onboarding experience. I have developed solutions that simplify the often overwhelming amount of information that meet new joiners – allowing them to seek reconfirmation on an an often life-changing decision .
Building cohesive people experiences can be challenging and onboarding in particular is a rapidly evolving field where it very important to get certain things right to avoid loss of talent, motivation and productivity. Technology is increasingly playing a key role but more often it is about taking a user centric approach and connecting the relevant dots.
Below I’ve added an organizational discussion starter that was developed to remind key stakeholders of something all of us can typically recall. Again this is all about people.