HR Tech Show and Leadership Onboarding

Connect the Dots participated in the HR Tech Show that was held in Chicago last week. It was great to talk with several HR professionals that understand the need to provide onboarding support to new leaders! At the same time it is surprising to learn that many organizations are not providing the support they know new leaders need.

The business case for leadership onboarding speaks for itself:

• enables new leaders to "hit the ground running"
• allows for faster recruitment ROI
• provides platform for building relationships with key stakeholders
• increases engagement early on

It can be easy to over-complicate the leadership onboarding process. A successful leadership onboarding approach is based on three key elements:

1. provide the right knowledge at the right time
2. identify key stakeholders with which the new leader needs to build relationships
3. give timely and actionable feedback

So don't over-think it--get started!!