The new year is a great excuse to think about new beginnings. We all know the importance of thinking far in advance as we prepare for new opportunities. Why then don’t more people take a more comprehensive approach to onboarding? Probably because it is not something they do every day; and because it is hard to get good at it.
Onboarding encompasses efforts to acquire, accommodate, assimilate and accelerate new team members, whether they come from outside or inside the organization. These efforts are interdependent. The onboarding organization and the person joining the team both start setting the stage for success (or failure) even before they first contact each other. Getting a head start before the start can make accommodation and assimilation that much easier.
Most people understand these pieces. One of your New Year’s resolutions should be to take a more comprehensive approach to onboarding, thinking through and integrating these pieces at every step of the way.
PrimeGenesis Executive Onboarding and Transition Acceleration
