Topic 1

Getting Started

• Workshop Objectives

Topic 2

Following Up with New Employees

• Initial Check In
• Following Up
• Setting Schedules
• Mentor’s Responsibility
• Case Study

Topic 3

Purpose of Onboarding

• Start-up Cost
• Anxiety
• Employee Turnover
• Realistic Expectations
• Case Study

Topic 4

Setting Expectations

• Defining Requirements
• Identifying Opportunities for Improvement and Growth
• Setting Verbal Expectations
• Putting It in Writing
• Case Study

Topic 5

Introduction

• What is Onboarding?
• The Importance of Onboarding
• Making Employees Feel Welcome
• First Day Checklist
• Case Study

Topic 6

Resiliency and Flexibility

• What is Resiliency?
• Why Is It Important?
• Five Steps
• What is Flexibility?
• Why Is It Important?
• Five Steps
• Case Study

Topic 7

Onboarding Preparation

• Professionalism
• Clarity
• Designating a Mentor
• Training
• Case Study

Topic 8

Assigning Work

• General Principles
• The Dictatorial Approach
• The Apple Picking Approach
• The Collaborative Approach
• Case Study

Topic 9

Onboarding Checklist

• Pre-Arrival
• Arrival
• First Week
• First Month
• Case Study

Topic 10

Providing Feedback

• Characteristics of Good Feedback
• Feedback Delivery Tools
• Informal Feedback
• Formal Feedback
• Case Study

Topic 11

Creating an Engaging Program

• Getting Off on the Right Track
• Role of Human Resources
• Role of Managers
• Characteristics
• Case Study

Topic 12

Wrapping Up

• Words from the Wise