Assimilation coaching

Assist employees to quickly adapt to new positions

Obtaining a new position or promotion can be an exciting and stressful event for both the new employee and the organisation. Expectations run high, and both parties want the process to be seamless and successful. Opinions about an employee's potential to be a fit in the new role are often formed in the first few weeks and there is little "ramp-up" time for the new employee, who is required to be an immediate contributor or to rapidly turn around a problem situation.

Statistics reveal there is a 40 percent chance an employee in a new position will not continue on successfully beyond the first twelve months. If you have used LHH psychometric profiling services to select your new employee you have already made a sound investment and gained a rich source of data on the candidate's strengths, potential weaknesses, and areas needing further development.

LHH Early Impact Assimilation Coaching programs provide the necessary strategy and structure to help new or recently promoted managers and executives to assess their personal and professional development in relation to the organisation’s culture and expectations, and to develop measurable outcomes within the initial three to six months.

The LHH approach is firmly anchored in principles of adult learning. It is action-oriented and custom-designed to ensure the employee can quickly and proactively communicate with important stakeholders. One of the first goals of successful assimilation is to help the new employee identify the cultural norms and styles of the organisation, manager, peers and direct reports. This is a critical step in understanding similarities and differences between the individual's style and the company culture.

LHH offers two levels of Early Impact Assimilation Coaching:

• Assimilation Coaching which helps newly hired or recently promoted managers to quickly establish a relevant and achievable developmental plan

• Targeted Assimilation Coaching which uses results from psychometric profiling to deliver a coaching intervention designed around recognising key strengths, and improving behaviours or skills identified as needing development.

LHH Early Impact Assimilation Coaching helps new hires quickly assimilate business processes and cultural norms.  It enables them to effectively integrate and more quickly add value, contributing to job satisfaction and retention.

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