Offboarding

The expansion phase of business operations should inspire positivism in your team. Instead, it often inspires, well, anxiety. We’ve all seen how unplanned processes can spiral into painful situations, like a critical server going down right before a major product launch or a simple software update turning into hours of downtime. But does it have…

Sarah and Jake We’ve got two newbies about to start at different companies, and they’ve both woken up a bit earlier than normal (or maybe they didn’t sleep at all). However, their onboarding experiences couldn’t be more different.  Sarah’s journey is a chaotic mess. It leaves her frustrated and disconnected.  But things are far different…

When hiring a new employee, companies typically go overboard for onboarding. They may have a standardized procedure that features friendly meetings with the right people, an introduction to company culture, and training for success. When an employee leaves, however, it seems like offboarding doesn’t get that same love.  Offboarded employees actually have a lot more…

Onboarding has everything to do with the initial impressions exchanged between business and employee. And that’s why there’s so much effort and so many guidelines established for welcoming new hires. Buddy programs, orientation sessions, video guides, checklists, chit-chat and check-ins – countless resources are integrated into the onboarding experience. Because offboarding seems to encompass nothing…

One of the biggest problems we face in IT is staying on top of new technology and the world it makes. With new software and hardware coming out all the time, it can be hard to keep up with everything you need to keep your systems running. It gets even worse when offboarding employees and…