Onboarding master class idea – Prototypical Day One Agenda

Transition ManagementTagged , , by George BradtPublished on

Create a prototypical day one agenda that you can adjust to fit each new employee’s situation

Continually evaluate and evolve that prototypical agenda as you learn.

Here's one possible prototypical day-one schedule:

Pre-start: Morning coffee with direct supervisor

Opening: Informal gathering with team for meet and greet

A.M: Onboarding conversations

Lunch: With core team

P.M: Nap. Then onboarding conversations and activities that reinforce message.

Close: Debrief with direct supervisor.

[This is adapted from Onboarding (Bradt and Vonnegut, Wiley 2009) and expanded in The Total Onboarding Program (Bradt and Bancroft, Wiley/Pfeiffer 2010)]

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