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10 Essentials for Successful Induction
This title is part of the Take Away Training Series
Duration: 15 minutes
Synopsis
Ensure that new people gain the best impression of your group and their job by delivering the ten induction essentials.
Key Learning Points

1. Warm welcome

  • Importance of first day impressions
  • Tangible welcome - card or note from CEO, flowers on desk...
  • Workspace clear and equipped

2. Ensuring a productive workplace

  • Area 'up and running', eg. phone extension
  • Information on facilities, equipment

3. Introductions to key people

  • Responsibility for introduction assigned in advance
  • Team, senior managers
  • Layout map, organisational charts

4. Background to organisation and policies

  • Corporate brochures
  • Safety, email policies
  • Briefing on current important issues
  • Centrally managed induction vs. workplace induction

5. Team goals and directions

  • Role of the team in the organisation
  • Role of the person within the team

6. Team ground rules

  • Said and unsaid - ideally written down

7. Job description and pay

  • Provide role and job description
  • Expectations and goals for the job

8. Training and review procedures

  • Establish training needs
  • Outline what is available - provide schedule
  • Explain performance review approach

9. Computers and IT

  • Alert IT support people in advance
  • Software, log-ins, passwords in place
  • Establish level of familiarity with software used in organisation
  • Navigation and introduction to local software

10. Meaningful work at the start

  • Initial tasks pre-planned
  • Establish 'buddy' to work with
  • Ensure early productive experience
Package Description
DVD
Recommended Audiences
  • Managers
Distributed in the following format(s)
  • DVD
Available in the following language(s)
  • English
Media Type
 Video Recording
Presentation Style
  • Interview
STOCK CODE
TAT49
ISBN
9781925287127
Published
Melbourne
Filming location
Australia
Release year
2001
Remastered year
2006
Copyright owner
ClickView
Publisher
Seven Dimensions