How To Welcome A New Employee To The Team

Onboarding new employees is one of the most crucial, but overlooked, aspects of building a great team and great culture. It’s crucial because the first few days of new team members’ tenure determine how included they feel and how much they internalize the mission and culture of the team. Because of this, researchers like Keith Rollag at Babson College found that how you onboard employees has a dramatic effect on their productivity, engagement, and even their tenure.

But it’s also overlooked because of the emphasis on using that same time to make sure every legality and regulation is taken care of. That’s understandable. There is a lot of paperwork to handle. Amid all those policies and procedures, it can be difficult to remember to add culture and collaboration.

But the more we prioritize connection over documentation, the more successful our onboarding effects, and our people, become. In this article, we’ll cover four ways to do just that-four ways to truly welcome a new employee to the team.

Start Before Start Day

The first way to welcome a new employee to the team is to start before the start day. In other words, make sure that new employees know multiple people through multiple touch points before they even begin working for the team. One way is through phone calls, emails, or…