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Reinventing In agile and matrixed organisations projects, teams and
partnerships are in constant flux so clarity on expectations is vital –
Orientation keep them clear, be consistent and stay vocal. And regularly go BIG
and involve everyone in events to engage in meaningful
conversations around your WHY, how you are changing and what
they need to do differently – be explicit.
We deliberately chose the word onboarding for new As the quantity and pace of change increases people become
employees induction into the business as it directly change weary. You have to convince the employee who has been
relates to the ‘employee experience’ journey. with you 15 years to ditch their cynicism; and that they have not
Orientation has far wider applications – it is about seen it all before because your expectations are changing – there is
preparation for each significant journey you make as a a new deal on the table. You need to convince the employee who
business. Preparing people collectively to co-create and has been with you 15 weeks to up their game too.
deliver together. Organisation wide team building.
Reinvent how you resource and deliver such orientations as
business critical events – whether company wide or for projects –
especially for projects. You need the map before you go in the
jungle. Often businesses are so hardwired to go straight to task
they choose to miss out the ‘people team bit’. Every time you
roll out something new you need to think :

1) How do you use Air Traffic Control? Leaders and Managers
need to clear the airwaves of redundant plans, policies,
initiatives and ideas that impede what you are doing. Then
lead, launch, get noticed and be heard.

2) What do you need and how do you best prepare people for
this journey – task, resources, environment, mindset and
skillset?

3) How do you create an orientation that brings everyone up
to speed, involves them and engages them as a tribe; then gets
them excited and onboard to go the extra mile and do some
great work. It should be a memorable experience.

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