Frances X. Frei and Anne Morriss

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Frances X. Frei and Anne Morriss
Frances X. Frei: Researcher, author, Professor of Technology and Operations Management at Harvard Business School | Anne Morriss: Thought leader, author, executive founder of The Leadership Consortium

Optimize Hybrid Onboarding

An increase in remote recruiting practices has raised important questions about how hybrid organizations attract, select, and onboard new talent -- and build inclusive cultures that reliably set new team members up for success. Onboarding, in particular, is more difficult when an organization’s workforce is working remotely all or part of the time. Feelings of separateness and doubt are more likely to develop when interactions are distanced and/or infrequent, particularly for new team members with limited exposure to team norms. These feelings are even more likely to be experienced by employees who are underrepresented from the standpoint of their identity. Use this flight to revise the onboarding process for hybrid work and increase the sense of belonging for all team members from day one.

Distributed, Hybrid, + Remote WorkEmployee ExperienceHiring

Suggested Questions

  • How would our team benefit if every team member felt like they could contribute fully – starting on day one?

Insights you can expect from running this flight

  • Areas of exposure and opportunity in current onboarding practices
  • Redesigned onboarding and communication workflows
  • Strategies for cultural and operational alignment for new team members
  • Ideas for fostering belonging and inclusion