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Strain Engineering does not assume that someone knows how to be a director. Never assume that they know how your board works best, or even what skills, knowledge, and abilities your board wants from them.

We belive every board is unique and so is every different director that may join your board. It follows, as a logical progression, that every induction program should also be unique. Build the program based on the specific needs and desires of your board, company and new director.

Induction should be a two-way process where the board learns more about the new director and the new director learns more about the board, the other directors, and the company. This is imperative even if the recruitment process has been carried out with diligence and exhaustive attention to detail. Not every director will be involved in the recruitment process, and the CEO and senior executive team members will not have had much opportunity to become familiar with the new board member.

Now you may be thinking, why is induction training so necessary? We will answer this question a little later in the blog but first, let’s go through the induction definition.

In simple terms, induction provides new employees with essential business information about their position, the company’s objectives and goals and how their roles and responsibilities fit into this and more. This will aim to give employees a full view of the business and also showcase the value that employees add by doing their jobs effectively.

This process is often referred to as an induction program for new employees. Not only are you welcoming your new hire into the business and showing them the ropes, but you are also helping them transition easily into their new role. In this way, you are providing the support needed to set them up for success. 

As mentioned above, a few elements need to be included in the employee induction training. This includes:

• Employer’s expectations of the jobs that the employee is going to fill
• What the employee’s performance is going to be measured against
• The ins and outs of the company culture
• Important company policies and contracts
• Tools and software utilised by the company, for example, a workforce management solution

The purpose of induction in relation to the elements above is that it assists in helping the employee fully understand their role in the business and how they fit into the company. When managed efficiently, this process has been known to increase productivity as the employee has all the relevant business knowledge to hit the ground running with their tasks.