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Remote Onboarding: setting new folks up for success from day one

Remote Onboarding: setting new folks up for success from day one

Joining a new company or team can be daunting, even more so remotely, and it's the team’s responsibility to help new members settle in and start contributing quickly. As someone who has been on both ends of the remote onboarding process multiple times, I’ve been able to learn a number of things about what works.

In this talk, I’ll share common onboarding approaches based on my experiences and feedback from employees at various companies. I’ll discuss challenges faced by new team members as well as the team. You will learn how to set expectations and measure success for the new joiner.

You'll leave this talk equipped with insights to improve the remote onboarding process on your team.

Moyinoluwa Adeyemi

October 28, 2021
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  1. Remote Onboarding
    SETTING NEW FOLKS UP FOR SUCCESS FROM DAY ONE
    Moyinoluwa Adeyemi

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  2. First remote work experience
    (planned)
    ME
    Lagos, Nigeria
    OPERATIONS
    Spread throughout
    East and West Africa
    ENGINEERING
    TEAM
    EU and US

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  3. Second remote work experience
    (unplanned)
    PANORAMIC
    RELOCATION
    Lagos to London

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  4. #LoveWhereYouWork
    How do you keep this up?

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  6. THIS TALK IS FOCUSED ON
    ● New hires joining an
    existing team, and not a
    new team being built from
    scratch

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  7. WHAT THIS TALK IS NOT
    ● A recommendation of
    any practice, ymmv
    ● Promoting any
    company’s processes
    THIS TALK IS FOCUSED ON
    ● New hires joining an
    existing team, and not a
    new team being built from
    scratch

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  8. WORK TOOLS
    New joiner, who dis
    Shipped or expensed

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  9. WORK TOOLS
    New joiner, who dis
    Shipped or expensed
    1:1s
    With Manager and Leads

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  10. WORK TOOLS 1:1s CHECKLIST
    New joiner, who dis
    Shipped or expensed With Manager and Leads Comprehensive step by
    step document

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  11. WORK TOOLS 1:1s
    ANNOUNCE
    CHECKLIST
    New joiner, who dis
    Shipped or expensed With Manager and Leads
    Emails, Slack Channels
    e.t.c.
    Comprehensive step by
    step document

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  12. WORK TOOLS 1:1s
    ANNOUNCE VIRTUAL COFFEE
    CHECKLIST
    New joiner, who dis
    Shipped or expensed With Manager and Leads
    Emails, Slack Channels
    e.t.c.
    With the rest of the team
    Comprehensive step by
    step document

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  13. WORK TOOLS 1:1s
    ANNOUNCE VIRTUAL COFFEE
    CHECKLIST
    GROUP ONBOARDING
    New joiner, who dis
    Shipped or expensed With Manager and Leads
    Emails, Slack Channels
    e.t.c.
    With the rest of the team
    Comprehensive step by
    step document
    Varies per company

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  14. Uncertainty around
    expectations
    01
    Challenges

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  15. Uncertainty around
    expectations
    01
    Time to Contribute
    02
    Challenges

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  16. Uncertainty around
    expectations
    01
    Time to Contribute
    02
    Feeling
    Disconnected
    03
    Challenges

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  17. Uncertainty around
    expectations
    01
    Time to Contribute
    02
    Feeling
    Disconnected
    03
    Time Zone
    Differences
    04
    Challenges

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  18. Uncertainty around expectations
    01

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  19. 30 days 60 days 90 days
    Phase 1
    Task 1
    Task 2
    Phase 2
    Task 1
    Setting expectations

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  20. Time to Contribute
    02

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  21. Assign an
    Onboarding Buddy

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  22. Feeling Disconnected
    03

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  23. Lots of team time

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  24. Time Zone Differences
    04

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  25. DAILY SYNC TIMES
    RECORDED MEETINGS
    MEETING NOTES
    SHORT FEEDBACK CYCLES
    Async First

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  26. Questions?

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  27. CREDITS: This presentation template was created
    by Slidesgo, including icons by Flaticon, and
    infographics & images by Freepik
    Thanks!
    Moyinoluwa Adeyemi
    @moyheen
    Photos by Christina @ wocintechchat.com on
    Unsplash

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