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.

Transcript

1. Remote Onboarding SETTING NEW FOLKS UP FOR SUCCESS FROM DAY ONE Moyinoluwa Adeyemi
2. First remote work experience (planned) ME Lagos, Nigeria OPERATIONS Spread throughout East and West Africa ENGINEERING TEAM EU and US
3. Second remote work experience (unplanned) PANORAMIC RELOCATION Lagos to London
4. #LoveWhereYouWork How do you keep this up?
6. THIS TALK IS FOCUSED ON • New hires joining an existing team, and not a new team being built from scratch
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
8. WORK TOOLS New joiner, who dis Shipped or expensed
9. WORK TOOLS New joiner, who dis Shipped or expensed 1:1s With Manager and Leads
10. WORK TOOLS 1:1s CHECKLIST New joiner, who dis Shipped or expensed With Manager and Leads Comprehensive step by step document
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
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
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
14. Uncertainty around expectations 01 Challenges
15. Uncertainty around expectations 01 Time to Contribute 02 Challenges
16. Uncertainty around expectations 01 Time to Contribute 02 Feeling Disconnected 03 Challenges
17. Uncertainty around expectations 01 Time to Contribute 02 Feeling Disconnected 03 Time Zone Differences 04 Challenges
18. Uncertainty around expectations 01
19. 30 days 60 days 90 days Phase 1 Task 1 Task 2 Phase 2 Task 1 Setting expectations
20. Time to Contribute 02
21. Assign an Onboarding Buddy
22. Feeling Disconnected 03
23. Lots of team time
24. Time Zone Differences 04
25. DAILY SYNC TIMES RECORDED MEETINGS MEETING NOTES SHORT FEEDBACK CYCLES Async First
26. Questions?
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