Assign New Hires a Point Person to Help Them Connect With the Organizational Culture

Workforces are becoming increasingly decentralized. As a consequence, onboarding has become tricker. Hiring managers and HR professionals are wondering how to get new hires to a place where they feel connected with the culture when that culture has no physical place of residence. It’s a lot easier to ensure human connection happens when everyone is sitting in the same room, but it’s still possible in a remote-first environment. Consider assigning a new employee a point person who can help them understand the unspoken cultural rules of the office and help them form connections with the team members they’ll be working with. “If we know about other co-workers who share common interests, then we’re able to introduce them to other people who have common interests, and who they may form a stronger bond with...because of those commonalities,” says Felicia Joy, adjunct assistant professor of strategy at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. “It also allows us to help them with resources that they might not know about that will be helpful for them.”