Do your new employees always hit the ground running? What impact would it have on your results if they were able to contribute more quickly?

Purcon finds talented staff for our clients and now we can offer on-boarding coaching to ensure a quicker integration of these new hires into your business. On- boarding coaching facilitates conversations between new staff and their managers to make sure the employee is crystal-clear on what you expect from them in the first three to six months and that they have the tools and resources they need to be successful.

Our on-boarding process consists of three monthly coaching sessions with career management expert, Zena Everett. Typically the process covers:

1. The new employee, their manager and the coach reach agreement on confidentiality, desired outcomes and measurement. Objectives for the first three months of employment are clarified and agreed.

2. Job demands, cultural issues, skills and alignment issues are diagnosed.

3. The employee sets their own goals based on the diagnostic results and the feedback from the manager on the main challenges they will face.

4. The coaching sessions then create an action plan, examine obstacles to achieving actions, increase self awareness and skill practice, provide feedback, follow-up and encouragement. The employee is encouraged to stay on task and focused.

5. Goals are reset and evaluated against progress. Mid-course corrections are made as needed and action plans updated.

6. A strategy for sustained success is developed, incorporating feedback, at the end of the three month's programme.

As well as an accelerated impact on business results, on-boarding coaching leads to improved retention and morale. For more information, please contact Zena Everett at www.second-careers.co.uk