Overview
Employee onboarding is one of the most important moments in the employee lifecycle. Done well, it strengthens engagement, accelerates productivity, and improves retention. Done poorly, it can lead to early disengagement and turnover.
In this practical session, Don Phin will share proven onboarding strategies and tools to help organizations create strong first impressions and set new hires up for success. You’ll learn how to design onboarding experiences that drive productivity, strengthen teamwork, and improve retention.
In this session, you will learn:
· Why onboarding is a critical driver of engagement and retention
· How to create a powerful first-day experience for new hires
· Practical tools to improve onboarding outcomes
· Strategies for integrating new employees into their teams quickly
· Effective approaches to onboarding remote employees
Areas Covered
· How onboarding begins during the hiring process
· Creating a pre–first day welcome experience
· Designing a “WOW” first-day experience
· Conducting an effective Entrance Interview
· Using a 60-Day New Employee Survey to measure engagement
· Helping managers and teams get to know new employees
· Helping new hires build connections with their team
· Building and using an effective onboarding checklist
· Applying the Cost, Ease, and Impact formula to onboarding decisions
· Leveraging software and onboarding tools
· And more practical onboarding strategies
