| The quality of your staff induction plans says | | | | So what is an effective staff induction plan? If all |
| more about your managerial style and company | | | | you remember is that your new person is a |
| culture than you think. At its simplest, employees | | | | human being, with all the associated wants and |
| work harder for companies that care for them, | | | | needs, you will do well. No matter how senior, a |
| and hard working employees keep customers | | | | new person will have concerns about fitting in or |
| happy, bringing money into the company. You put | | | | their ability to do the job, worry about getting lost |
| loads of effort into attracting and retaining | | | | or looking stupid. |
| customers - can you say the same about your | | | | Help them relax and engage in their new |
| new employees? | | | | surroundings by addressing these concerns |
| Staff induction plans can range from pitiful, or | | | | BEFORE you start on the company indoctrination, |
| downright boring, to effective ways to harness | | | | oops, I mean induction :>) |
| the enthusiasm and energy of your new | | | | 7 Top Staff Induction Plan Tips |
| employee. | | | | Here are some important tips or actions you may |
| Pitiful Induction Plans = Dis-heartened Employees | | | | not see on regular induction plans; |
| At the pitiful end of the spectrum, a new starter | | | | - Show location of food, drink and bathrooms as |
| will be lucky to have a workspace waiting for | | | | a top priority. |
| them and maybe a couple of people say hello as | | | | - Have an expenses paid team lunch on first day. |
| they begin their new career. Why would this | | | | -Tell existing employees about the new person, |
| person bother to work hard when it's obvious the | | | | and encourage them to stop by and say hello. |
| manager and company don't care about them? | | | | - Provide an organisation chart and office seating |
| Mediocre Induction Plans = Bored Senseless | | | | plan, to help make sense of the blur of people, |
| Employees | | | | names and departments. |
| Okay, so you've got the message you've got to | | | | - Have all security and passes ready and waiting. |
| put some effort into a staff induction plan. At this | | | | - Advance book next 6 months review, team and |
| point resist the temptation to dust off company | | | | other regular meetings. |
| annual accounts, health and safety folders and | | | | - Have a trusted team member explain the |
| other weighty, detailed information. | | | | unwritten rules and subtleties of office politics. |
| Information overload will dull the senses and | | | | Staff induction plans set the tone of the |
| de-energise quicker than you can say "the | | | | relationship between employee and employer. |
| company had an outstanding 9.73% year on year | | | | With thought and a small amount of prior |
| growth in pre tax profit in 2004". Yawn! | | | | organisation, you can get the relationship off to a |
| Effective Induction Plans = Engaged, Enthusiastic | | | | flying start by using an effective staff induction |
| Employee | | | | plan. |