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Onboarding for Business Success

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Skillful onboarding is essential to getting your employees off to a great start from day one, but organizations too often take a sink-or-swim approach to new staff. In this issue of TD at Work , George Bradt and Mary Vonnegut give readers a better approach by sharing what they’ve learned from their experiences onboarding senior leaders.

Skillful onboarding is essential to getting your employees off to a great start from day one, but organizations too often take a sink-or-swim approach to new staff. In this issue of TD at Work, George Bradt and Mary Vonnegut give readers a better approach by sharing what they’ve learned from their experiences onboarding senior leaders.

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“Onboarding for Business Success” explains what onboarding is and why it fails so often. The authors share stories of successful and unsuccessful onboarding efforts. And they provide a step-by-step process for bringing new employees onto a team, whether they are new to the company or just new to the role.

“Onboarding for Business Success” explains what onboarding is and why it fails so often. The authors share stories of successful and unsuccessful onboarding efforts. And they provide a step-by-step process for bringing new employees onto a team, whether they are new to the company or just new to the role.

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This issue includes:

This issue includes:

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    an explanation of when onboarding is needed

    an explanation of when onboarding is needed

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    a 100-day plan for recruiting and orienting new employees

    a 100-day plan for recruiting and orienting new employees

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    a simple recruiting brief template

    a simple recruiting brief template

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    an employee acquisition plan.

    an employee acquisition plan.

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Book Details

Book Details

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    ISBN: 9781947308503

    ISBN: 9781947308503

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    Pages: 24

    Pages: 24

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    Publication Date: November 2017

    Publication Date: November 2017

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    Formats: Paperback, PDF

    Formats: Paperback, PDF

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    Product Code: 251711

    Product Code: 251711

About the Authors

George Bradt

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George Bradt has a unique perspective on transformational leadership based on his experience as a business leader, consultant, and journalist. He progressed through sales, marketing, and general management roles around the world at companies including Unilever, Procter & Gamble, Coca-Cola, and J.D. Power’s Power Information Network spin-off as chief executive. Now he is a principal of CEO Connection and managing director of the executive onboarding group PrimeGenesis.

George Bradt has a unique perspective on transformational leadership based on his experience as a business leader, consultant, and journalist. He progressed through sales, marketing, and general management roles around the world at companies including Unilever, Procter & Gamble, Coca-Cola, and J.D. Power’s Power Information Network spin-off as chief executive. Now he is a principal of CEO Connection and managing director of the executive onboarding group PrimeGenesis.

Mary Vonnegut

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Mary Vonnegut ( [email protected] ) is formerly the president of Gumps Catalog, senior vice president of marketing of Hanover Direct, vice president of marketing of Ross-Simons, and chief operating officer of Passport Internationale. She is co-author of Onboarding: How to Get Your New Employees Up to Speed in Half the Time .

Mary Vonnegut ([email protected]) is formerly the president of Gumps Catalog, senior vice president of marketing of Hanover Direct, vice president of marketing of Ross-Simons, and chief operating officer of Passport Internationale. She is co-author of Onboarding: How to Get Your New Employees Up to Speed in Half the Time.


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