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Onboarding Programs for New Hires – Part 2

A Case Study (Part 2 of 2)

The first part of this post provided an overview of onboarding. This second part will focus on a case study of a global financial services company who developed and implemented an onboarding program for newly hired college graduates.

Global Financial Services Company Overview

A global financial services company […]

Onboarding Programs for New Hires – Part 1

(Part 1 of 2)

According to Wikipedia.com (in a definition taken from Onboarding: How To Get Your New Employees Up To Speed In Half The Time, Authors: George Bradt and Mary Vonnegut, Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2009): “Onboarding is the process of acquiring, accommodating, assimilating and accelerating new team members, whether they come from […]

The Five Stages of Team Development – Every Team Goes Through Them! (Part II)

The first part of this post discussed the first two stages of team development:

Stage 1: Forming Stage 2: Storming

This post will cover the remaining three stages:

Stage 3: Norming Stage 4: Performing Stage 5: Adjourning Stage 3: Norming

When the team moves into the “norming” stage, they are beginning to work more effectively […]

The Five Stages of Team Development – Every Team Goes Through Them! (Part I)

The first four stages of team growth were first developed by Bruce Wayne Tuckman and published in 1965. His theory, called “Tuckman’s Stages” was based on research he conducted on team dynamics. He believed (as is a common belief today) that these stages are inevitable in order for a team to grow to the point […]

Poll Question: Getting a New Project Team Introduced To Each Other

Project managers I speak with tell me they have limited time to get their project team introduced to each other prior to the actual start of the project. It is important to ensure the team has a chance to meet and get to know each other and each other’s skills/expertise before the actual kick-off date. […]