From the course: Managing Temporary and Contract Employees
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Onboarding to engage employees
From the course: Managing Temporary and Contract Employees
Onboarding to engage employees
- We all know first impressions are important. New contractors and temporary hires are no exception. They're going to want to feel good about your decision to hire them, but you need to put your best foot forward too. We live in a world where teams are increasingly blended, matrixed and virtual. Given this new reality, a traditional onboarding approach with rules, policies, procedures, and a sterile orientation will not produce engaged team members, not even close. The goal of your orientation is to develop employees that approach a challenge in a resourceful manner, work collaboratively, and stay focused on a well-understood common purpose. What heroic aspirations could be realized if your employees could do all of this? With these goals in mind, orientation, and onboarding should be by design, not by default. Your process must produce engagement from day one. Here are five key points to get you there. One, mentors. Assigning a mentor will greatly accelerate the onboarding process in…
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