CONSEQUENCES OF POOR ONBOARDING

A weak or lackluster onboarding program misses the opportunity to make a great first impression. But poor onboarding can have far greater consequences than a bad first impression.

People Consequences

Performance decreases
Results in bad/low performers
Decrease in retention of talent
(The turnover rate of top performers in key jobs increases.)
- Missed project deadline
- Decrease in time-to-market
Difficult to attract talent
(The "offer rejection" rate increases and there is a delay in time-to-fill.)
"Employer of Choice" image impacted
- Negative publicity
- Decrease in resumes from top talent received
People feel unchallenged, disengaged and do not care about their work
Employee goes to a competitor which could result in compromising of company confidientiality and competitive intelligence
The longer a position on the team stays open, the more team morale deteriorates

Cost Consequences

Budget cuts
Program cuts
Projects cuts
Increase in recruitment cost
High cost related to extended vacancy of critical jobs

ROI/Profitability/Business Impacts/Consequences

Customer satisfaction/dissatisfaction
Increased error rate
Increased time to productivity

Departmental/Team/Group Consequences

Goals/objectives not met
Lack of continuous improvement
Decrease in time-to-market
Few opportunities for new projects for your group
Roadblocks to innovation, creativity, new ideas