Employee orientation

What is so important about orientation? Drucker identifies productive work, feedback information and continuous learning as the three prerequisites required to enable the worker to achieve and take responsibility for his or her job. The provision of these activities are primarily tasks and responsibilities of those in management, although the involvement of the employee is crucial. For new employees to become productive, responsible department members, a structured orientation must be provided for them. The structure for your departmental orientation is set once you have developed the statement of purpose, objectives, content, and a method for evaluation. This structure is needed, regardless of the size of your department, the amount of content to be covered, or the length of orientation. Having these components in place facilitates the orientation process and allows for more consistency as new employees are hired.