Team Introductions – schedule team meeting; Zoom happy hour; team lunch, etc.
Mentor Assignment – develop a mentoring program that provides a coworker to meet with the new hire. This individual can help facilitate the on-the-job training but also will help the new employee navigate the organization. Assigning a new hire buddy or mentor can minimize the stress on a new employee typically associated with starting new jobs, offering someone they can ask questions if they are not comfortable asking the manager directly.
NOTE: When scheduling a team member to meet with a new employee, communication and scheduling time upfront is critical. One of the worst things a manager can do is spring a new hire on a team member unexpectedly, creating discomfort and disruption for their employees.
Department Purpose
Relationship with Other Departments
Organizational Chart
Review of job – a manager should share their views on expectations, but also give this opportunity for their team members to do the same.
Team and / or Organizational Norms
Any Specific Position or Supervisor Expectations – This starts to get into what the position or technical training program will look like, what are the key milestones for mastery or competency demonstration, etc. This is also where we would suggest introducing the mechanism for how to evaluate progress.
