Onboarding New Employees using the 4Ps

In airports, you often see people hop on travelators to traverse the airport faster.

You can create the same effect for new employees if you invest in onboarding them well.

I'm not referring to the typical company presentation & cute swag.

I mean chalking out a tailored program for each key role.

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For several roles, I spend time preparing a custom deck for that employee that covers the typical 4Ps:

1. Product - why what we build is special and why you should be excited.

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2. People - all the people you'll be working with and who to approach for each type of query

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3. Process - relevant SOPs for the role, tools, frameworks etc.

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4. Plan - checklists to get access to paid software, learning plan/trainings to take, update on in-flight projects, 7/14/30 day milestones etc.

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It seems like a lot of effort for the manager.

But, in reality, you save several hours in the long run as you prepare and equip an engaged resource that hits the ground running.