S9-Ep12: Onboard with Care: Welcoming a New Leader

Guests: Brenda Hampel & Erika Lamont  

More than 40% of new leaders fail within 18 months. Why? 

 

Don’t blame the leader; look at the organization instead! Most organizations don’t onboard a new leader well, if at all. They assume a person’s success at one company will automatically transfer to theirs – but there are far too many variables at play to bank on that. Instead, an onboarding plan that goes beyond HR protocols and benefits sign-up is necessary: a plan that considers company culture, history, team dynamics...even quality of life differences if the new leader is coming from out of town! 

 

Brenda Hampel and Erika Lamont of Connect the Dots share tips, tricks, and outright wisdom from years of experience helping organizations maximize the success of their new leaders. 

 

Here's what Brenda, Erika, and host Maureen Metcalf cover: 

1. The three main components of a good onboarding plan; 

1. Why overlooking help with personal transitions – including spouse and children – is a key reason for new leaders leaving your organization; and 

1. Why how you handled your workforce during the COVID pandemic is the ultimate litmus test for a leader considering your job offer. 

 

Other episodes you'll enjoy: 

• Hiring for Keeps: The Rise of Recruiter.com - with Evan Sohn 
• A Cure for Toxic Leadership – with Raj Subrameyer 
• Hiring in the Great Resignation – with Michelle Sanchez-Bickley 

 

For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We're on Mastodon, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, too!   

 

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To learn more about Erika & Brenda’s company, Connect the Dots, visit https://connectthedotsconsulting.com. 

They’ve also written two books together as further resources for you: 

Solving Employee Performance Problems at https://amzn.to/3LbelrG  

and  

Perfect Phrases for New Employee Orientation and Onboarding at https://amzn.to/3FgqmIJ. 

In addition, Erika also wrote The Talent Selection and Onboarding Pocket Tool Kit, available at https://amzn.to/3ZCDWOp, and Brenda wrote The Talent Assessment and Development Pocket Tool Kit, available at https://amzn.to/3YG62Y3. 

  

Our host, Maureen Metcalf, posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here. 

She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here: https://amzn.to/3C4eSX0. 

 

Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include: 

• Hello, I Must Be Going: The Mostly True Story of an Imaginary Band by David Meyers 

• The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler 
• The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin 
• Snow White & the Seven Robots b