Hi friend,

Today I started a new column: Dear Budi. I have been getting a lot of questions lately (thank you) and I will answer one every Monday. Today’s question comes from one of the readers who will be transitioning to a new job next month—congrats!

Q: Dear Budi, I'm getting a new job. So, I'm thinking about making an onboarding plan to smooth my transition. Can you write about any tips on how to make a good onboarding plan?

Let’s dive in!

Budi

You are about to join a team.

What's your plan?

The first 30 days are critical. Here's some data: 69% of employees are more likely to stay with a company for three years if they experience great onboarding. (Society For Human Resources Management)

During your first 30 days, your number one priority is to learn. I highly recommend you have a discussion with your manager to learn about these 3 aspects: product, people, and contribution.

People. You'll work with people, so invest your time in building rapport.

• Who are the people I'll work with?

• How do they see their role?

• How best work with them?

• What are their worry and priority?

• How can you build a relationship with them?

Product. Feel out the product and understand the persona that you target.

• Who is the user? Why are we targetting them?

• What is the product look like?

• What's our priority? How is it connected to the mission?

• How do we define success this quarter?

• What is the ongoing project?

Contribution. What can you contribute?

• Contribute to a project

• Contribute to process

• Contribute to strategy

But, of course, act based on your context. By the way, I wrote: Advice for transitioning to a new job, maybe it's useful for you. Also, check Trust Battery to help you think about trust.

Good luck.

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