Welcome Aboard: Four Tips for Improving Employee Onboarding

Learn how effective employee onboarding can boost new hire productivity by over 60% and reduce turnover by nearly 50%. Get expert insights and implement four actionable strategies that include preboarding, manager involvement, buddy systems, and success measurement.

An episode of the Cornell Keynotes podcast, hosted by Beth-Flynn Ferry, JR Keller, titled "Welcome Aboard: Four Tips for Improving Employee Onboarding" was published on November 5, 2025 and runs 31 minutes.

November 5, 2025 ·31m · Cornell Keynotes

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Watch the video recording of this Keynote here on YouTube.

Check out JR Keller's Onboarding and Employee Success Cornell Course

Onboarding has a significant impact on the employee experience, with research showing it can boost new hire productivity by over 60% and decrease turnover likelihood by nearly 50%.

In this Cornell Keynote, JR Keller, Associate Professor of Human Resource Studies at Cornell ILR School, and Beth Flynn-Ferry, Executive Director of the Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies, share insights into how effective onboarding enhances job satisfaction, confidence, organizational commitment, and employee well-being.

Drawing on decades of academic research and real-world expertise, they will present four actionable tips to improve onboarding programs, equipping leaders to drive engagement, retention, and overall team success.

What You'll Learn

The importance of preboarding and how to do it well
The pivotal role the hiring manager — not HR — plays in onboarding
The importance of assigning an onboarding buddy
How to measure success

Effective Interviewing Cornell Course https://tinyurl.com/2brlxtfx

The Center for Advanced HR Studies (CAHRS) https://www.ilr.cornell.edu/cahrs

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