Many moons ago I sat down to eat with one of the co-founders of the startup I worked for. The company had grown pretty significantly over those past couple of years and it was a warm summer day down on the peninsula. So we decided to get outside for some lunch. Over a couple sandwiches we discussed our progress and some of the challenges that came with the territory.
There are all sorts of dark arts that go into finding the silver bullets of success. That one feature, metric, team member, or breakthrough that will launch your company into the stratosphere. The reality though? You know. It’s far more nuanced. If we’re being honest with ourselves it’s more likely to be unexplainable.
When is the last time you’ve been through a company onboarding? Or seen your company onboarding process up close? As we roll (or limp) into 2022 my question to you, with hiring plans chock full of new headcount, is who actually does your onboarding?