Creative Onboarding Programs: Tools for Energizing Your Orientation Program
- 5h 16m
- Doris M. Sims
- McGraw-Hill
- 2011
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.
About the Author
Doris M. Sims, SPHR (Flower Mound, TX) is the Founder and President of Succession Builders, LLC, and the author of Building Tomorrow's Talent: A Practitioner's Guide to Talent Management and Succession Planning.
In this Book
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Identifying Your New Employee Learning Topics
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Onboarding in a Start-Up within a Global Group
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Onboarding Volunteers in the Nonprofit Sector
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Onboarding Employees in a University Workplace
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Orientation and Onboarding in a Small Business
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Onboarding Employees in a Start-Up Company
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Onboarding Employees at Ford Motor
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New Crew Members “On Board” at Red Lobster
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Developing Consistent Onboarding Procedures
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Orienting and Retaining a Technical Population
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Orienting New College Students on Campus
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Mary Kay’s Three-Day Orientation Program
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Designing a Buddy Program
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Onboarding New Employees in Virtual Locations
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Streaming Media for Encore Performances!
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Moving Your Onboarding Program Online
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New Employee Portals: The New Welcome Mat!
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Onboarding in a Social Media Workplace
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Sample New Employee Letters
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Building Relationships: A Checklist
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Win, Win, Win! Evaluation Tools and Metrics
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I’m New Here: What Should I Learn?
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Helping Managers Onboard New Employees at Martha Stewart Living
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Asking for Feedback from New Employees
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The Inside Track to Improve Retention
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Checklists and Buddies for New Employees
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Self-Directed Orientation Modules
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The Product Matrix Activity
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The Mission or Vision Telephone Game
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The Autographs Icebreaker
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The Group Résumé Icebreaker
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A Sweet Way to Meet!
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Jeopardy! The New Employee Review Game
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25 Ways to Form Pairs, Teams, or Groups
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Learning the Values
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New Job Butterflies
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A 90-Day New Employee Reception!
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And the Category is . . . Ford History!
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Stories in a Jar
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Customizable Bingo Review Game
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The Hunt for Company Policies!
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Have Your Passport Ready!
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Your Company: From A to Z!
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Management Onboarding: Identifying Content
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A Leadership Onboarding Program That Works!
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New Executives: Set Them Up for Success
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The Impact of Early Feedback for New Leaders
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Management Onboarding Quiz Questions
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Small Group Activity: Preventing Harassment
