Leadership Transitions and Team Building: Leadership Collection (2 Books)

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Implementing an Alumni Network

Tactics and Techniques for Setting Up a Corporate Alumni Network

Here is a step-by-step guide to launching and leveraging a corporate alumni network for your organization, whether for a single department or the entire company.

1. Decide Who You Want to Include in Your Alumni Network

The simplest way to organize an alumni network is to include all ex-employees—stars, corporate middle class, and the most junior employees. Exclude employees where there is pending legal action or the equivalent against that employee or their new company. Exclude employees fired for cause (for instance, sexual harassment or theft). Maybe exclude contractors and interns, depending.

Broad participation can give rise to tricky situations. ...