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Induction and Onboarding Training

Multiply the Impact of Your Induction and Onboarding Training and Improve Time-to-Productivity (TTP)

Employees today look for purpose, involvement, and growth in their workplace – these factors significantly affect a company’s ability to attract and retain talent. In such an environment, traditional onboarding and induction approaches are no longer relevant.

Organizations need to address these challenges through a comprehensive onboarding journey aligned to specific roles and personas and have a way to track impact. Some of the techniques that can be used are as follows:

Adding pre-boarding to the process
Structuring the employee onboarding training into smaller chunks
Continuing the connect and ongoing learning
Track the Time-to-Performance and Time-to-Productivity (TTP)

Reimagine Your Induction and Onboarding in the Changing Workplace Dynamics and Improve TTP

Have a preboarding process and start before the employees’ first day.

Preboarding ensures employees review much of the information, complete pre-processes before they show up for their initial onboarding session. Closely monitor the onboarding and integration process for at least the initial period of onboarding. It is important to have short-term planning milestones to monitor performance and ensure a smooth integration result.

It’s also important to add comprehensive Learning and Performance milestones beyond the initial 6-month period as part of the ongoing onboarding training process and measure impact in terms of Time-to-Performance and Time-to-Productivity (TTP).

Build Comprehensive Roadmaps to Improve New Hire Retention/Integration and Performance

Help new hires quickly settle into a new role
Help them gain an understanding of their responsibilities
Create an environment where they can thrive and become productive quickly (TTP)
Create psychological safety

Strategies to Elevate Onboarding for Your Hybrid Workforce

Investing in an L&P Ecosystem:

Ecosystems ensure that there’s a framework in place for your workforce to pursue a journey of continuous learning and development.

Leveraging Social Learning:

This provides access to learning communities and portals that they can tap into for specific learning topics, during (and beyond) their onboarding journey.

Implementing immersive learning:

Strategies like Gamification, Scenario Based Learning, Story Based Learning, Virtual Reality, and Simulations help engage learners better.

Utilizing Blended Learning for coaching/mentoring/feedback:

Using a mix of Instructor-Led and Virtual Instructor-Led Training (ILT/VILT) may prove more effective than fully self-regulated learning.

Embedding DEI training in your onboarding journey:

A well-designed DEI program drives positive behavioral change and ensures employees feel appreciated and included as part of the workplace.

What More Can You Do?

Learning Portals

Create Portals by combining various elements including Gamification, Microlearning, and Personalization to inject high degrees of engagement in gamified onboarding.

Responsive Solutions

Use audience-specific onboarding techniques to enhance new hire integration into the workforce. Interactive visual features and gamified assessments provide for greater engagement.

Theme Based Learning Approaches

Approaches like information layering and interactive content not only deliver better learner interaction but also a better onboarding outcome – including engagement and retention.

High-recall Visual Imagery

Design experiences with illustrated diagrams and infographics depicting real-life work situations. This helps inductees memorize, retain learning, and establish a lasting connection with the learning audience.

Story Based Onboarding

Use storylines supported by compelling narratives, absorbing interactivity, contemporary writing styles and approaches, and high-powered graphics to engage audiences and fast-track integration.