Onboarding

Money, time and resources are invested in the recruiting and hiring process, so it is essential to ensure the success and retention of new hires. Onboarding plays a critical role in helping new hires begin to add value quickly — setting a foundation for developing and sustaining an effective new executive.

There has been much research done and many books written on the why companies should have a robust Onboarding Program as part of their Talent Management Strategy.  Bottom-line, it's all about ROI. Research shows that employees cost businesses millions of dollars because they do not fully understand their roles and the company they work for. Mistakes and therefore losses can occur as a result of misguided actions taken by employees who have misinterpreted their role. A lack confidence in their understanding of company policies, politics, cultural nuances, business processes, job function or a combination of the all these factors can have a detrimental impact. Companies need to mitigate this.

Our value does not stop when your new executive starts day one. We will partner with you to design a highly tailored support plan that sees your new hire through their entire first year in the organization. 'The First 90 Days' (Watkins) was published over a decade ago in a different global economic climate. Businesses today need accelerated assimilation of new and key hires so they can become more effective and productive immediately through all phases of an organization’s business cycle.  We know it takes an executive a full year to experience the entire operational and fiscal cycle from budgeting, strategic planning, talent performance measurement and management, etc. This on top of the expectation for new executives to hit the ground running and start adding value immediately, makes it critical that they get the right support to assist them in building key relationships, maneuver corporate politics, and have a short-term impact to ultimately achieve long-term success.