July 2007
Intermediate to advanced
384 pages
9h 56m
English
book
The Organizational Network Fieldbook: Best Practices, Techniques, and Exercises to Drive Organizational Innovation and Performance
by Rob Cross, Jean Singer, Sally Colella, Robert J. Thomas, Yaarit Silverstone
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24.2. Developing a Boot Camp
One way to address this challenge was to make sure newcomers had a chance to connect with colleagues soon after their arrival. We did this through our organizational onboarding event: Boot Camp.
24.2.1. First Tries
Boot Camp started out as a five-day series of briefings, videos, and tours designed to familiarize newcomers with the organization's mission and structure. Participants were drawn from all four divisions, so the event was a rare chance for them to meet one another outside the bounds of their respective programs. Briefings were provided by technical experts from the four divisions, who used PowerPoint slides to give a "crash course" on their topics. Their slides were often full of acronyms and excessive ...
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