Connectthe Dots Leadership Onboarding Overviewslideshare

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Leadership Onboarding Overview

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Talent Management Cycle

Connect the Dots Consulting

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Business Case* 90% of companies believe that their employees make

their decision to stay at the company within the first six months*

62% of all organizations now have a formal onboarding process; this will grow to 77% in 12 months*

“New employee retention” is the overwhelming pressure driving onboarding*

40% of new leaders “fail” within the first 18 months in a new role

*The Aberdeen Group, Effective Onboarding Techniques and Strategies, January 2008

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Best Practices Onboarding Model

Knowledge Relationships

Feedback

Organizational Alignment

New Leader

HR PartnerHiring Manager


What Senior Leaders Need

• Critical Knowledge– Organization– Business Unit– Department/Function– Role

• Build Key Relationships

• Timely Feedback


0 months 18 months4 months

Prestart Week 1 Month 1 Month 2 Month 3 Month 4

Offer Accepted Setup Honeymoon Reality Adjustment Transition

Full integration into role and culture

Onboarding Model: A Working Definition

Gain knowledge……….build relationships…………and receive feedback


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Culture’s impact on onboarding

To be successful here ……..


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Human Resources Hiring Manager New Leader New Associate Mentor/Coach

Defining Roles


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The Successful Role of HR

In Leadership

Onboarding

What HR Does:

Facilitates and guides the onboarding process

How HR Does It:

Integrates onboarding actions into typical internal client support

In All-Associate

Onboarding

What HR Does:

Supports and monitors onboarding process

How HR Does It:

Uses technology and time-based check-ins to monitor progress


Metrics

• Build metrics according to your objectives

• Collect quantitative and qualitative data

• Include all process partners– Hiring Manager– New Leader– HR– Mentor

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Measuring Success

• Collect data through the roadmap actions and resources

• Implement surveys at key, time-based milestones to measure progress

• Measure cultural fit via a multi-rater early feedback process


How we work with clients• Consulting and advising:

– Building and presenting the business case – Determining best solution– Project managing onboarding team

• Customizing best practice solutions– Building Connections®– Are You Connected?®

• Integration Coaching– HR Partner– New Leader


http://connectthedotsconsulting.com/pdfs/Building-Connections-0209.pdf

http://connectthedotsconsulting.com/pdfs/are-you-connected-0209.pdf