3.1 How to plan a successful onboarding?
You've invested so much time, money, and energy into finding the perfect candidate, and now you can’t wait for them to get started.
However, you understand how crucial onboarding is for the new employee’s engagement and long-term success within the organization. You've read that organizations with a strong onboarding process can improve new hire retention by 82%, and productivity can increase by more than 70% (Glassdoor 2020). So, it's clear—your onboarding needs to be successful.
But it’s not as easy as it sounds. You have a well-established, standardized onboarding program and e-learnings, yet your new joiners aren't as satisfied as you'd like during their early days in your organization.
Why? Because one-size-fits-all onboarding doesn't work for everyone.
The solution? Utilize the Predictive Index tools to assess the newcomer's behavioral pattern and then slightly adjust the onboarding process to align with their unique traits. Additionally, provide both the leader and the new joiner with data as a foundation for discussions to better understand each other. When you address your employees' motivational needs and drives and understand what will make them successful, you unlock the key to effectively onboarding that individual.
Top 3 Benefits of tailoring onboarding to the individual:
- Reduced turnover
- Increased efficiency and productivity
- Enhanced engagement and a stronger organizational culture
44% of newly recruited employees are unsure if they made the right choice when starting a new job. The onboarding process is crucial for engagement and motivation.
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3.2 Individualized onboarding to boost engagement and retention
Generic onboarding leads to disengagement
Many businesses use a one-size-fits-all onboarding process that fails to address the unique needs of each new employee. This can result in new hires feeling unsupported, overwhelmed, or not fully engaged, which slows down their adaptation and negatively impacts long-term retention. Key issues include:
- Misaligned expectations: Employees may not feel challenged enough or may be overwhelmed, leading to frustration.
- Slow integration: Without tailored support, new hires struggle to settle into their roles, reducing their early impact.
- Low engagement: When onboarding doesn’t cater to individual needs, employees are more likely to disengage and consider leaving early
Tailoring onboarding to individual needs
With the PI system, you can tailor the onboarding experience to fit each new hire’s behavioral drives and motivating factors. PI helps identify how individuals prefer to learn, work, and face challenges. Whether they need more structure, clear goals, or a higher level of challenge, PI allows you to create an onboarding experience that is aligned with their specific strengths and needs.
Key benefits with personalized onboarding:
- Faster and smoother integration by meeting each employee’s unique onboarding needs.
- Increased engagement and motivation through a personalized approach.
- Higher retention rates thanks to an onboarding experience that drives satisfaction and long-term success.
Want to create a personalized onboarding experience that helps new hires succeed from day one?
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Michael Kirk-Jensen
3.3 Strengthening manager-new hire relationships
Lack of insights slows down relationship building
Managers often struggle to quickly understand their new team members, leading to difficulties in building strong working relationships. Without insights into a new hire’s behavior and communication style, managers may misinterpret actions or fail to provide the right kind of support. This can lead to:
- Miscommunication: Different communication styles can cause misunderstandings and slow down integration.
- Missed opportunities for support: Managers may not know how to best guide their new hires, leading to gaps in performance.
- Weakened trust: A lack of early connection can erode trust, making it harder for new hires to feel supported and engaged.
Kickstart relationships with PI behavioral insights
Using PI’s behavioral insights, managers can quickly understand a new hire’s drives, behaviors, and needs.
Reports like:
- Relationship Guide,
- Management Strategy Guide, and
- Personal Development Chart
offer a foundation for open dialogue and personalized leadership.
By leveraging these tools during onboarding, managers can build trust and alignment from day one, ensuring better support and communication.
3 Key benefits of using data as a base for dialogue at the beginning of the relationship:
- Faster relationship-building, promoting early trust and alignment.
- More effective leadership through personalized support based on each employee’s behavioral needs.
- Enhanced team cohesion and productivity as managers can lead more effectively with deeper insights.
Ready to build stronger relationships with your new hires from day one?
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Michael Kirk-Jensen