Saturday, 29 March 2014

Culture On boarding

Culture on boarding is a key success factor for new employees to learn and adapt to a new organization.

Edgar Schein of MIT Sloan School of Management made the point that the success of learning about an organization "is so ubiquitous and and we go through it so often during our total career, that it is all too easy to overlook it". There are constant resocialization pressures and these have an impact on the overall workforce.

In a survey conducted at IMD, 87% survey respondents either agreed or strongly agreed with the statement,"Transitions into significant new roles are the most challenging times in the professional lives of managers."

What makes for success is the ability to fit in socially and get on in performance terms. This has little to do with technical or professional expertise of the incumbent and a lot to do with the personality and their ability to learn the culture. The combination of your performance and your personality determines how you're viewed.

The model to learn and adapt to a new culture was shared by me in a new employee orientation in my organization, MetricStream Inc. a global leader in Governance Risk and Compliance solutions.

You can find the full presentation here on Slideshare.  

Culture Journeys - A Framework To Induct & Integrate Talent Through Culture On boarding


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