by Debbie Yarwood | Apr 27, 2016 | Onboarding
“Sometimes I’m confused by what I think is really obvious. But what I think is really obvious obviously isn’t obvious…” Michael Stipe. And this is the problem. Your new hire is often confused by what he thinks should be obvious. And you certainly...
by Debbie Yarwood | Apr 25, 2016 | Onboarding
You know when you are at a party and you don’t know anyone else there? You kind of hover on the outskirts of a group with a gormless smile on your face. Pretending you understand all the in jokes and banter? Or maybe, after a couple of awkward attempts at getting to...
by Debbie Yarwood | Apr 21, 2016 | Onboarding
Your heart sinks when you look across the office. Your new hire is not looking happy. In fact, it looks like he can’t quite believe what is going on. But not in a good way, like a kid at a firework display. More like a captain watching a sinking ship. That is the...
by Debbie Yarwood | Apr 18, 2016 | Onboarding
Kicking Off The ‘7 Faces of A New Hire’ Onboarding Series. It is always a bit of a gamble isn’t it, starting a new job? You want it to be your best decision ever but you are anxious that it could be your worst mistake. When you desperately want...
by Debbie Yarwood | Apr 6, 2016 | Onboarding
I had no idea what he was talking about. I could see his lips moving. I could hear the words. Beyond that? Nothing. He was talking Cloud Computing. I felt like I was an alien that had just landed on an uncomfortably different planet. Starting a new job is...
