Onboarding: The Other Side of Orientation
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Orientation is critical in helping new employees understand their new organizational culture and structure. Traditionally, orientation is a "first day" routine, including personal introductions, a packet of benefits information, lunch with new colleagues, and maybe an afternoon of policy, building map, and org chart study. But what happens in the days following--the weeks and months of the first year.
Research indicates that employees' productivity and involvement is directly proportional to what and how much they learn about their new environment--trust and integrity, nature of the job, growth and development potential, and working relationships. First day orientation is merely a start.
How can managers sustain the orientation energy with employees? What tools can supervisors use to foster new employee connection and keep these employees engaged in the goals?
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