Onboarding Success Template: How to WOW Your New Hires Rather Than Scare Them Away
Today, I’m going to show you how to get 3x-5x as much value out of a brand new employee .
Think about it…
If every time you hired someone in your business, you got value from them, how much of a difference would that make to your:
You already know I work closely with SaaS founders both big ($100 Million+ ARR) and small ($10k monthly), and I can tell you this:
onboarding program will make a new team member WAY more valuable!
In fact, a friend of mine recently hired a new employee who was for the job… but then the new hire left within 1 week.
There was no onboarding program to ease him into the company culture and check-in with how she was feeling.
So, what makes an onboarding program that works?
Let me show you in this weeks’ video:
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From my experience and from the businesses I’ve worked with, these are the 5 key points I follow for a flawless onboarding program:
- Orientation Session
- Training System
- 90 Day Goals
- Assign a Buddy
- Schedule 1–1
You know the cliché “first impressions last”?
It applies to new hires too.
I truly believe that how you spend the first week with a new employee completely changes their entire commitment to your business.
Get that first impression right, nurture your new hires so they actually ‘get’ what you are trying to do and they will serve your business with more clarity.
Over to you. What’s your onboarding system like? Got any stories to share?
I’d love to hear from you. So check out the video and drop a comment underneath!
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Dan Martell has advised more startups than his hometown has people and teaches startup founders like you how to scale. (Get the free 3 videos to grow your business here.) He previously created, raised venture funding for and successfully exited two tech startups: Flowtown and Clarity.fm. You should follow him on twitter @danmartell for tweets that are actually awesome.
Originally published at https://www.danmartell.com on January 13, 2020.
