{"product_id":"onboarding-isbn-9780470485811","title":"Onboarding","description":"\u003cb\u003eA guide to getting new employees recruited, oriented, and productive—FAST\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"Onboarding,\" a growing trend in the business community, is a focused methodology that gets people in new roles up to speed quickly and efficiently. This book guides you through a process that enables you to recruit, orient, and enable your new employees to get the job done. Learn how to inspire and encourage your new employees to deliver better results faster.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeorge Bradt and Mary Vonnegut’s \u003ci\u003eOnboarding\u003c\/i\u003e helps ensure that your new employees are productive and efficient from day one. You’ll learn how to help them assimilate into your corporate culture and accelerate their learning.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOnboarding is one of the hottest trends in business\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThis is the first book about onboarding\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGeorge Bradt is a leading speaker and consultant, and the author of \u003ci\u003eThe New Leader’s 100-Day Action Plan\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor business leaders and managers who want well-trained, responsive, efficient, and effective employees, \u003ci\u003eOnboarding\u003c\/i\u003e helps you get the best from your new employees.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Prepare for Your New Employee’s Success Before You Start Recruiting\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 Understand the Organization-Wide Benefits of a Total Onboarding Program: An Executive Summary 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 Clarify Your Destination and Messages to the Candidate and the Organization 17\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForms and Tools 2.1 Purpose and Priorities (Downloadable), 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Onboarding Track Record (Downloadable), 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Messages (Downloadable), 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 Craft Your Time Line, Write a Recruiting Brief, and Align Your Stakeholders 29\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForms and Tools 3.1 Total Onboarding Program Time Line (Downloadable), 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Recruiting Brief (Downloadable), 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Recruit in a Way That Reinforces Your Messages\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 Create a Powerful Slate of Potential Candidates 47\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForms and Tools 4.1 Employment Brand (Downloadable), 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Candidate Sourcing (Downloadable), 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Candidate Tracking (Downloadable), 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 Evaluate Candidates Against the Recruiting Brief While Pre-Selling and Pre-Boarding 69\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForms and Tools 5.1 On-Site Interview Day Plan (Downloadable), 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Interview Guide (Downloadable), 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Interview Debrief (Downloadable), 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Reference\/Background Check (Downloadable), 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 Make the Right Offer, and Close the Right Sale the Right Way 95\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForms and Tools 6.1 Offer Closing Process (Downloadable), 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Give Your New Employee a Big Head Start Before Day One\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 Co-Create a Personal Onboarding Plan with Your New Employee 113\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForms and Tools 7.1 Personal Onboarding Plan (Downloadable), 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Onboarding Conversation Guide (Downloadable), 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8 Manage the Announcement to Set Your New Employee Up for Success 129\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForms and Tools 8.1 Announcement Cascade (Downloadable), 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9  Do What It Takes to Make Your New Employee Ready, Eager, and Able to Do Real Work on Day One 143\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForms and Tools 9.1 Accommodation Checklist (Downloadable), 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Enable and Inspire Your New Employee To Deliver Better Results Faster\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10 Make Positive First Impressions Both Ways 161\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForms and Tools 10.1 Pseudonewcomer Audit (Downloadable), 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 New Employee as Valued Customer (Downloadable), 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11 Speed Development of Important Working Relationships 179\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForms and Tools 11.1 Assimilation Checklist (Downloadable), 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12 Provide Resources, Support, and Follow-Through 201\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForms and Tools 12.1 New Manager Assimilation (Downloadable), 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 Acceleration Checklist (Downloadable), 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendices\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix I Organization-Wide Transformation 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix II Sourcing Candidates on the Web 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Guest Experts 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGEORGE BRADT\u003c\/b\u003e is founder and Managing Director of PrimeGenesis, the premier executive transition consultancy. He was previously an executive at Unilever, Procter \u0026amp; Gamble, Disney, Coca-Cola, and J.D. Power and Associates. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eThe New Leader’s 100-Day Action Plan,\u003c\/i\u003e from Wiley.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMARY VONNEGUT\u003c\/b\u003e is a Partner in PrimeGenesis. She was formerly president of a retail operation, senior vice president of marketing at Hanover Direct, and worked as a management consultant. She has launched new businesses, built marketing departments from the ground up, and crafted growth strategies.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGetting new employees up to speed is one of the toughest jobs hiring managers face. Failure can lead to unfilled needs, unhappy recruits, and, ultimately, the failure to meet vital business goals. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eOnboarding, \u003c\/i\u003etop executive transition consultants George Bradt and Mary Vonnegut help you recruit great employees, orient them to your business culture and goals, and enable them to start contributing immediately. Even better, the Total Onboarding Program lets you get your new employees on track in half the normal time. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Total Onboarding Program can dramatically improve the performance, fit, and readiness of every person who takes on a new role in your organization. As a result, onboarding helps build, sustain, and perpetuate high-performing teams and leads to sustained, organization-wide competitive advantage. 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