PURPLE YOUR PEOPLE - 8. Welcome in a big way: Making the most of induction

SHARED FROM THE BOOK:

Purple Your People

Jane Sunley

 

8. Welcome in a big way: Making the most of induction

Induction is where a new team member is helped to settle into their new organization and their role.  It plays a very important role in engaging and retaining the employee.  The induction is a great opportunity to gain engagement and instill a sense of belonging, loyalty and understanding as well as setting the foundation for a successful career and optimal performance.

Inductions should be well planned and written into a proper schedule and communicated.  It’s also important to remember that people can’t take in vast amounts of information.  Things to include in induction:

Where stuff is

-          Layout of building, toilets and other facilities

-          Culture

-          Meeting people

-          Legal stuff

-          Company strategy and goals

-          A bit about company history and key facts

-          Job description

-          Development

-          Visits

-          Team-building activities

-          Project

-          Psychometric feed back

The idea is to coach rather than doing lots of ‘telling’.

 

The three (3) things to in induction do are :

1.         Starts as you mean to go on.  Set the scene and clarify expectations on both sides

2.         Involve all relevant people in the induction process and make the welcome a big one

3.         Build in reviews throughout and make sure they happen