Effective Remote Work

The Onboarding Equation

Onboarding is the action or process of integrating a new employee into an organization. Successful onboarding is a function that moves an individual through the contribution curve as fast as possible.

This function looks like the following figure.

The onboarding function o is composed of three inputs:

• Technical onboarding (t). A new employee needs to understand what’s being built, what the business problems are that are being solved, and how to begin to be productive using their primary skill set.

• Managerial onboarding (m). A new employee needs to grow their relationship with their manager to understand how their work ...