I’M NEW HERE…How to make new starters a productive part of the team

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Before you Hire

Hired

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Support

Relationships

BEFORE YOU HIREDoes your hiring process convey your culture?

PUBLIC RELATIONSPR is your first chance to introduce a new starter to your culture

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INTERVIEW

Interview for culture fit

Meet your mentor / manager

Meet some of the team

Tour the workspace

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HIRED!You found the perfect person … now lets not mess it up

WELCOME LETTER

Who, when, where will they be

met

Dress code

Lunch

Reading or prep for first day

Contact Details

INDUCTION PLAN

1:1 with Key People

Demos

Training

Login details

Lunch

Stationary

Office Layout

Key Personalities

TIME WITH THE EXPERTSInductions should be with the most senior person, not the most junior

DESK / EQUIPMENT Being co-located helps build great agile teams

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AGILEUse your existing processes to your advantage … and use this opportunity to improve them

DEDICATED RETROSPECTIVE

When you joined what would you

have found ….. ?

Group by Theme

Dot Vote

Agree actions the team can take

KAIZEN / IDEAS BOARDPrint a picture of the new starter and place it above your board

WORKING AGREEMENTA short set of principles or guidelines that all team members sign up to

‘UP FOR GRABS’ TASKSKeep items of work that are less complex and ideal for new starters

PAIR, PAIR, PAIRPairing not only educates and informs, but importantly it builds relationships

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SUPPORTThroughout this process a strong level of support is essential

NO HAND-OFFSReduce and remove hand-offs wherever possible

REGULAR 1:1

Coach out the small problems

before they become big problems

Makes the person feel valued

Encourages them to reflect

BE FLEXIBLEAs much as possible allow the new starter to self-direct their own induction

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RELATIONSHIPSBuilding strong relationships is essential to building strong teams

OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE

Off site where possible

Team building day

Training day

You are trying to level the playing

field by taking everyone out of

their comfort zone.

CELEBRATEPublicly celebrate them joining, it is not just for directors

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ARE YOU DOING ENOUGH FOR YOUR NEW STARTERS?

ARE YOU DOING ENOUGH FOR YOUR NEW STARTERS?

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