Creating Magical Moments: Onboarding to Increase Engagement and Retention
When a company's retention is low, it affects employee engagement. When engagement is low, it negatively affects our ability to retain good people. How do you stop the downward cycle? A strong onboarding program can help. It doesn't have to be costly, but it does have to be intentional. Together, we will discuss the three phases of onboarding, unique concepts to connect with your company's goals, measuring the effectiveness of your program, and how you can use onboarding to positively affect the employee engagement of the entire organization.
Learning Objectives:
- Learn how to determine if your onboarding program is effective.
- Hear about the three specific phases of onboarding and what to do in each one.
- Uncover unique concepts that can be customized to match your company's mission, vision and goals.
- Find out how to use onboarding to positively affect the employee engagement of the entire organization.
Jennifer Currence, SHRM-SCP, MBA
Jennifer Currence is the CEO of WithIN Leadership in Tampa, Florida, where she delivers customized training and coaching programs for leaders and HR. She created the Leading for RealTM leadership development program and content architect for SHRM’s People Manager Qualification (PMQ).
Jennifer is regularly published and featured in industry magazines, webinars, and podcasts, and is the author of three HR books on business behavioral competencies.
Jennifer was named Tampa Bay’s HR Consultant of the Year in 2017. She is a faculty member for SHRM and a professor at the University of Tampa’s award-winning Sykes school of business.