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Successful Onboarding
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Successful Onboarding

Strategies to Unlock Hidden Value Within Your Organization

Lilith Christiansen and Mark A. Stein
McGraw-Hill, 2010

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Editorial Rating

8

Qualities

  • Applicable
  • Concrete Examples
  • Engaging

Recommendation

Have you ever started a new job and had an awful feeling of sensory overload? Your first day, week or year in a new position can seem overwhelming, particularly if your employer doesn’t handle your onboarding process well. If you’d like to avoid inflicting that experience on your new hires, management consultants Mark A. Stein and Lilith Christiansen explain how and why systemic onboarding can benefit your employees and your company. Then they tell you how to do it right – providing detailed charts and tables to help you map out a comprehensive onboarding plan. While the book slips unavoidably into HR jargon from time to time, it is readable enough for any business leader looking to exploit heretofore untapped resources.

Take-Aways

  • Workers no longer feel a sense of loyalty toward their employers; one-third of new hires leave a firm within their first two years.
  • A well-structured onboarding program can reduce turnover, increase workers’ productivity and make your company more attractive to potential employees.
  • A well-designed onboarding program has “four pillars”:

About the Authors

Kaiser Associates partners Mark A. Stein and Lilith Christiansen are experts in organizational development and onboarding.

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