Revitalize Employee Onboarding: How Agile Thinking Helps Low-Energy Programs Deliver Results

About this episode

This episode discusses how agile thinking can enhance employee onboarding programs to improve retention and productivity.

Organizations invest heavily in recruiting top talent, but without effective onboarding, much of that investment is at risk. In fact, companies with strong onboarding programs improve new hire retention by up to 82% and boost productivity by over 70%. The good news? With the right approach, onboarding can become one of the most powerful drivers of culture and performance. In this episode of Bring Out the Talent, we’re joined by Shauna Bona, a learning strategist and organizational development...

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Hosts: Maria Melfa, Jocelyn Allen

Guest: Shauna Bona

Topics covered

• employee onboarding
• agile thinking
• organizational development
• new hire retention
• company culture

Keywords

• onboarding
• employee retention
• agile thinking
• organizational development
• productivity

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