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Creative Onboarding Programs: Tools for Energizing Your Orientation Program 2nd Edition
Author(s): Doris M. Sims (Author)
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
- Publication Date: 23 Sept. 2010
- Edition: 2nd
- Language: English
- Print length: 400 pages
- ISBN-10: 9780071736794
- ISBN-13: 9780071736794
Book Description
Revised, expanded, and up-to-the-minute―the leading guide to serving the modern organization''s onboarding needs
It''s a challenge overlooked by many: The need to bring recent hires into the fold, smoothly, effectively, and rapidly. And in this state-of-the-art multi-phased guide to integrating new employees into an organization, Doris Sims, longtime HR and onboarding guru again redefines the expectations of what effective HR training and succession management can do for your business.
Fully updated with new case studies of best practices from successful companies, Creative Onboarding is the edge your business needs. The most complete resource for helping employees do their best work from the minute they first walk in the door, this book delivers an arsenal of high-end strategies and skills, including:
- Activities and checklists to help focus your onboarding efforts
- Advice on designing and implementing programs for employees at any level that mesh with existing organizational cultures
- The latest tools, technologies that create programs with impact
- Ways to measure results-and make positive adjustments on the fly
In today''s hyper-competitive business environment, seamless onboarding is an absolute necessity. And Creative Onboarding puts within easy reach the benefits of improved retention and performance, along with drastically reduced HR-related overhead.
Topics covered include: Designing New Employee Onboarding: Companies Who Do it Right • New Tools and Technologies to Make Your Program Fun and Memorable • Onboarding New Managers • Onboarding FAQs • and more
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Author Profile
Doris M. Sims, SPHR (Flower Mound, TX) is the Founder and President of Succession Builders, LLC, and the author of Building Tomorrow's Talent: A Practitioner's Guide to Talent Management and Succession Planning.
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Creative Onboarding Programs
Tools for Energizing Your Orientation Program
By Doris Sims
The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
Copyright © 2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
All rights reserved.
ISBN: 978-0-07-173679-4
Contents
PrefacePART 1—INTRODUCTIONPART 2—PROGRAM DEVELOPMENTPART 3—DESIGN AND PROCESS MODELSChapter 1 Identifying Your New Employee Learning Topics Doris Sims,
Succession Builders, LLCChapter 2 Onboarding in a Start-Up within a Global Group Jean Pfeifer,
UBS Business UniversityChapter 3 Onboarding Volunteers in the Nonprofit Sector Gary Henderson
and Dana Smith, Communities in Schools of North TexasChapter 4 Onboarding Employees in a University Workplace Stacy
Doepner-Hove, University of MinnesotaChapter 5 Orientation and Onboarding in a Small Business Kellie Auld,
Now You're Talking Business ConsultingChapter 6 Onboarding Employees in a Start-Up Company Don Barkman, The
Business CenterChapter 7 Onboarding Employees at Ford Motor Kristopher Kumfert, Ford
MotorChapter 8 New Crew Members "On Board" at Red Lobster Krista Rice and
Janice Shanahan, Red LobsterChapter 9 Developing Consistent Onboarding Procedures Brad O. Casemore,
Children's Hospitals and Clinics of MinnesotaChapter 10 Orienting and Retaining a Technical Population Troy Van
Houten, Micron Technology Inc.Chapter 11 Orienting New College Students on Campus Megan Miller,
Maryland Institute College of ArtChapter 12 Mary Kay's Three-Day Orientation Program Linda G. Duebner,
Mary Kay Inc.Chapter 13 Designing a Buddy Program Julie Wilson, Impact Consulting
PartnersPART 4—TOOLS, SYSTEMS, AND CHECKLISTSChapter 14 Onboarding New Employees in Virtual Locations Kass Larson,
XEGY, Inc.Chapter 15 Streaming Media for Encore Performances! Scott Safe, Qumu,
Inc.Chapter 16 Moving Your Onboarding Program Online Julie Wilson, Impact
Consulting PartnersChapter 17 New Employee Portals: The New Welcome Mat! Karen Perron,
SilkRoad Technology, Inc.Chapter 18 Onboarding in a Social Media Workplace Matt Paddock, Dominion
EnterprisesChapter 19 Sample New Employee Letters Brad Casemore, Children's
Hospital of Minnesota Ron Thomas, RThomas and Associates Vicki
Hoevemeyer, Delta Consulting Communities in Schools of North Texas Linda
G. Duebner, Mary Kay Inc.Chapter 20 Building Relationships: A Checklist Vicki Hoevemeyer, Delta
ConsultingChapter 21 Win, Win, Win! Evaluation Tools and Metrics Robert C.
Bilotti, Novita Training and OnboardingChapter 22 I'm New Here: What Should I Learn? Doris Sims, Succession
Builders, LLCChapter 23 Helping Managers Onboard New Employees at Martha Stewart
Living Ron Thomas, RThomas and AssociatesChapter 24 Asking for Feedback from New Employees Ron Thomas, RThomas
and AssociatesChapter 25 The Inside Track to Improve Retention Lisa Ann Edwards,
Corbis Christina M. LounsberryChapter 26 Checklists and Buddies for New Employees Jeanne Baer,
Creative Training SolutionsChapter 27 Self-Directed Orientation Modules Alan Clardy, Towson
UniversityPART 5—NEW EMPLOYEE GAMES AND ACTIVITIESChapter 28 The Product Matrix Activity Corey Welch, Sun Power
CorporationChapter 29 The Mission or Vision Telephone Game Doris Sims, Succession
Builders, LLCChapter 30 The Autographs Icebreaker Steve Sugar, The Game GroupChapter 31 The Group Résumé Icebreaker Doris Sims, Succession Builders,
LLCChapter 32 A Sweet Way to Meet! Rebecca Harmon, DeRoyalChapter 33 Jeopardy! The New Employee Review Game Vicki Hoevemeyer,
Delta ConsultingChapter 34 25 Ways to Form Pairs, Teams, or Groups Doris Sims,
Succession Builders, LLCChapter 35 Learning the Values Christina M. Lounsberry Lisa Ann Edwards,
CorbisChapter 36 New Job Butterflies Mel Silberman, Active TrainingChapter 37 A 90-Day New Employee Reception! Vicki Hoevemeyer, Delta
ConsultingChapter 38 And the Category Is ... Ford History! Kristopher Kumfert,
Ford MotorChapter 39 Stories in a Jar Doris Sims, Succession Builders, LLCChapter 40 Customizable Bingo Review Game Steve Sugar, The Game GroupChapter 41 The Hunt for Company Policies! Doris Sims, Succession
Builders, LLCChapter 42 Have Your Passport Ready! Lorraine Ukens, Team-ing with
SuccessChapter 43 Your Company: From A to Z! Linda G. Duebner, Mary Kay Inc.PART 6—ONBOARDING LEADERSChapter 44 Management Onboarding: Identifying Content Doris Sims,
Succession Builders, LLCChapter 45 A Leadership Onboarding Program That Works! Erika Lamont and
Brenda Hampel, Connect the Dots ConsultingChapter 46 New Executives: Set Them Up for Success George Bradt,
PrimeGenesisChapter 47 The Impact of Early Feedback for New Leaders Erika Lamont and
Brenda Hampel, Connect the Dots ConsultingChapter 48 Management Onboarding Quiz Questions Doris Sims, Succession
Builders, LLCChapter 49 Small Group Activity: Preventing Harassment Doris Sims,
Succession Builders, LLCFinal Parting Thoughts ...Index
Excerpt
CHAPTER 1
Identifying Your New Employee Learning Topics
Contributed By: Doris Sims, SPHR, President of Succession Builders, LLC
About the Author: Doris M. Sims, SPHR is the Founder and President ofSuccession Builders, LLC, a talent management, succession planning, and newtalent onboarding consulting firm. Her experience in organizational developmentspans over 20 years working in Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies. Dorisreceived her master's degree in Human Resource Development from Indiana StateUniversity. Doris is the coauthor of the talent management books BuildingTomorrow's Talent: A Practitioner's Guide to Talent Management and SuccessionPlanning; The 30-Minute Guide to Talent and Succession Management; andThe Talent Review Meeting Facilitation Guide. Doris is also the authorof the McGraw-Hill book Creative New Employee Orientation Programs, andhas contributed articles to many other McGraw-Hill books...
