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Onboarding

How to Get Your New Employees Up to Speed in Half the Time

George Bradt and Mary Vonnegut
Wiley, 2009

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Many new hires do not last longer than six months. One out of two new employees fails to meet the organization’s expectations. Why? Often, employers make little or no effort to acclimate these staffers to the job. Thus, their employees start off on the wrong foot, and many find it hard to “change course.” However, George Bradt and Mary Vonnegut deliver a proven program you can use to help new workers become immediately productive. Bradt, founder and director of the executive-transition consultancy PrimeGenesis, and Vonnegut, a partner at the firm, bring considerable experience to the topic. getAbstract recommends their book’s thoughtful approach to onboarding. Though the guide is poorly structured in parts, it provides easy-to-follow, practical advice for bringing people on board and keeping them there.

Take-Aways

  • Implement the “Total Onboarding Program” (TOP) to help new and existing workers adapt to fresh roles, so they perform well from the outset.
  • For effective onboarding, people and departments must work together and communicate consistent messages to prospective employees.
  • Hiring managers must prepare for and support staffers in four stages of onboarding:

About the Authors

George Bradt is founder and managing director of PrimeGenesis, an executive-transition consultancy. Mary Vonnegut, a PrimeGenesis partner, formerly headed a retail company.

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