Few organizations have manager onboarding programs, but they are key to equipping managers with the tools they need to be successful from day one. In “A Road Map for Onboarding Managers,” Sharlyn Lauby details how proper onboarding prepares managers to start their role confident, engaged, and better able to serve as an employee coach and mentor—both of which are critical to an organization’s bottom line. This issue of TD at Work: · identifies why managers need their own onboarding program · outlines a step-by-step process for developing a manager onboarding program · offers a checklist for a new manager buddy program · provides a template for developing a new manager onboarding program.

This guide is an essential resource for professionals tasked with managing recruitment and onboarding processes within an organization. Whether you are directly involved in recruiting new staff or responsible for coordinating the process, this book provides a thorough understanding of the skills and knowledge required to effectively manage these essential HR functions. The book begins with an exploration of existing recruitment and onboarding policies and procedures, guiding readers on how to identify and evaluate them in the context of their organization. It delves into assessing technology options to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of recruitment processes, providing practical advice on selecting and implementing tools that streamline hiring workflows. A significant portion of the book is dedicated to updating and refining policies and procedures to align with organizational requirements. Readers will learn how to obtain support from relevant stakeholders and create or adjust forms and documents that underpin these policies. Effective communication and training strategies are emphasized to ensure that all relevant staff are well-informed and capable of adhering to updated procedures. The book also covers critical aspects of human resource planning, including determining future HR requirements in collaboration with stakeholders and ensuring that position descriptors are current and accurately used throughout the recruitment process. It provides detailed guidance on advertising vacant positions in compliance with legislation and organizational policies, consulting with specialists when necessary, and adhering to selection procedures that meet legal and organizational standards. Additional chapters address the importance of timely and accurate job offers and contracts, providing new appointments with relevant advice, and ensuring that onboarding processes are consistently applied across the organization. The book also covers the management of probationary employees, the provision of feedback, and the collection of participant and stakeholder feedback on the onboarding process. Finally, readers are equipped with strategies for updating onboarding policies and procedures based on feedback, ensuring continuous improvement and alignment with organizational goals. This book is an invaluable tool for HR professionals seeking to optimize their recruitment and onboarding practices and contribute to the overall success of their organization.

Revised, expanded, and up-to-the-minute—the leading guide to serving the modern organization's onboarding needs It's a challenge overlooked by many: The need to bring recent hires into the fold, smoothly, effectively, and rapidly. And in this state-of-the-art multi-phased guide to integrating new employees into an organization, Doris Sims, longtime HR and onboarding guru again redefines the expectations of what effective HR training and succession management can do for your business. Fully updated with new case studies of best practices from successful companies, Creative Onboarding is the edge your business needs. The most complete resource for helping employees do their best work from the minute they first walk in the door, this book delivers an arsenal of high-end strategies and skills, including: Activities and checklists to help focus your onboarding efforts Advice on designing and implementing programs for employees at any level that mesh with existing organizational cultures The latest tools, technologies that create programs with impact Ways to measure results-and make positive adjustments on the fly In today's hyper-competitive business environment, seamless onboarding is an absolute necessity. And Creative Onboarding puts within easy reach the benefits of improved retention and performance, along with drastically reduced HR-related overhead. Topics covered include: Designing New Employee Onboarding: Companies Who Do it Right • New Tools and Technologies to Make Your Program Fun and Memorable • Onboarding New Managers • Onboarding FAQs • and more

High Growth Handbook is the playbook for growing your startup into a global brand. Global technology executive, serial entrepreneur, and angel investor Elad Gil has worked with high-growth tech companies including Airbnb, Twitter, Google, Stripe, and Square as they’ve grown from small companies into global enterprises. Across all of these breakout companies, Gil has identified a set of common patterns and created an accessible playbook for scaling high-growth startups, which he has now codified in High Growth Handbook. In this definitive guide, Gil covers key topics, including: · The role of the CEO · Managing a board · Recruiting and overseeing an executive team · Mergers and acquisitions · Initial public offerings · Late-stage funding. Informed by interviews with some of the biggest names in Silicon Valley, including Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn), Marc Andreessen (Andreessen Horowitz), and Aaron Levie (Box), High Growth Handbook presents crystal-clear guidance for navigating the most complex challenges that confront leaders and operators in high-growth startups.

MASTER THE “4 PILLARS” OF SUCCESSFUL ONBOARDING AND CAPTURE THE ONBOARDING MARGIN Fact: One-third of all external hires are no longer with the organization after two years. Most of them begin job-searching after six months.What can you do about it? In a word: onboarding, the fastest-growing human resources tool in the world today, although poorly understood, subject to narrow definitions, and with limited codified best practice understanding and management rigor. Global consultants Mark Stein and Lilith Christiansen have studied and worked with leading companies on the topic, and they've synthesized their work into one complete, ready-to-use system, incorporating case learnings from Fortune 500 companies and other forward-thinkers. With Successful Onboarding, you can: Realize the best from your talent from the get-go-without wasting time. Rewrite the employee-employer compact-to everyone's advantage. Acclimate new hires to your culture-without scaring them off. Assimilate new employees of all backgrounds-yet benefit from their unique skills. Reduce time-to-productivity-while increasing the level of productivity. Address the specific needs of individual hiring groups-cost-effectively. Make improvements at the systemic level-with gains realized with regularity. While many companies have become very good at recruiting, today's orientation programs fall woefully short and impact your bottom-line potential. Successful Onboarding provides you with not only the business case but also a systemic approach to the entire process, from beginning to end. You'll be amazed how significantly you can increase new hires' productivity and increase the strategic impact and appreciation of your HR function. You'll discover the most effective ways to share your vision, offer early career support, and strengthen your strategic position, intent, and direction. Along the way, you'll hear fascinating inside stories-the good and the bad-from Apple, Starbucks, Netflix, Microsoft, Baird, Bank of America, John Deere, and dozens of other industry leaders. In the end, it's all about people. When your employees are effectively on board and your system is supporting their success, your company is on track to even greater performance. visit author's website for more information http://onboardingmargin.com

A guide to getting new employees recruited, oriented, and productive—FAST "Onboarding," a growing trend in the business community, is a focused methodology that gets people in new roles up to speed quickly and efficiently. This book guides you through a process that enables you to recruit, orient, and enable your new employees to get the job done. Learn how to inspire and encourage your new employees to deliver better results faster. George Bradt and Mary Vonnegut’s Onboarding helps ensure that your new employees are productive and efficient from day one. You’ll learn how to help them assimilate into your corporate culture and accelerate their learning. Onboarding is one of the hottest trends in business This is the first book about onboarding George Bradt is a leading speaker and consultant, and the author of The New Leader’s 100-Day Action Plan For business leaders and managers who want well-trained, responsive, efficient, and effective employees, Onboarding helps you get the best from your new employees.