I would also like to suggest that other “misses” organizations make are not supporting their new leaders with a structured, yet customized onboarding approach, that feedback is not included throughout the whole onboarding experience and that Human Resources is not driving and owning the process. Too often, it is “thrown over the fence” to the operational leaders with mixed results.

Let’s hope for the sake of new hires and their organizations that onboarding is becoming “required” and an integrated part of the talent management strategy.