New Employees, Re-Onboarding Everyone

To all my Principal colleagues (and other leaders),

I found this artcile in the Harvard Business Review to be very important and timely! As we prepare for the return to school this fall and are working so hard to kick off the year on the right foot, we are thinking about our new teachers and new employees and getting onboarding right is essential for a successful launch. However, this year is far more complex and we truly need to be thinking about reonboarding everyone.

Check it out... powerful tips: https://hbr.org/2021/08/its-time-to-re-onboard-everyone?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter_daily&utm_campaign=dailyalert_actsubs&utm_content=signinnudge&deliveryName=DM146121

I loved the three month mission idea. Also, the notion of ensuring that team mates know who to go to for specific supports is important! That could be a great opening activity --- either name tags sharing your expertise area (like attending a TedTalk event) or having your team lead- go tos each at a 'booth' to share their expertise in a way that builds relatinships and invites new teammates to seek them out. What ideas do you have to ensure that onboarding new employees and reonboarding all employees is positive, helpful, and serves its intended purpose?

In education, this is a critical topic right now as we need to retain the talent that comes to us, especially top talent.

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