The first 100 days are critical in setting your newly hired staff up for success and ensuring a swift return on your team’s investment, writes Adam Hergenrother, a team leader with 35 teams. Here are his top tips for setting new team members up for longevity from Day 1.
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Adam Hergenrother is the founder and CEO of Livian. He believes that business is nothing but a conduit for personal growth and embraces the company’s vision to “love how you live.” When he’s not leading and growing his organizations, you can find Adam either in the mountains or out in nature with his wife and three children.
Last time, we talked about how to effectively attract talent and hire an administrative or operational support staff team member. Often leaders assume that once the hire is made, their job is done.
If only it were that easy! The next 100 days or so are the most critical time to set your new team members up for success and ensure that you will be getting a return on your investment in no time.
Here are four quick tips for effectively onboarding your new support staff.
Start onboarding before Day 1
The time between when an offer is accepted and a new employee starts can be a critical time to create connection and ease the new staff member into the culture.
Don’t miss the opportunity to start making your new employee feel like they are a part of the team — particularly if there is a gap of two or more weeks between the offer and start date. That is a critical time when an employee may get cold feet or perhaps decide to take another offer. It’s an employee market out there right now. Make sure you stand out and get your new team member started right away.
I like to set them up with a company email address right away and start sending them any information that will help give them context about the company. I also send any current…