Your onboarding process needs authority

"This here is Larry in accounts receivable. This is our new hire. Meet Larry. He's been here 11 years..." <--- We can replace this with a much better first day.

The onboarding process is something all companies should think about, but very few actually seem to. If you want some super depressing stats about the onboarding process at most companies, for example, read this.

I don't work in HR, no. Because of the silo'ed nature of most first-world business, you might assume I have no thoughts or feelings about how t…