GE Healthcare’s (GEHC) compliance-only approach to onboarding did little to foster a sense of connection to their company culture, strategy and objectives. And, as you’d expect from an organisation operating in over 150 countries worldwide, onboarding was extremely inconsistent.
This had a negative impact on employee engagement, performance, and retention, a large percentage of new employees highlighting the need for improvement.
Working in partnership with Eli, GEHC created a global project team from right across the business. And, together, we set some very clear objectives. Their new experience had to create a sense of belonging and ensure new employees felt valued and aligned with the business from the outset. Ensure people leaders had the support and tools they needed to deliver a great experience. And, drive better early performance and improve first year attrition.
Launched in 150+ countries and in 8 different languages, the GEHC Eli experience has a 92% engagement rate and an experience rating of 4.9/5. Over 80% of their line managers take ownership of onboarding globally. These high levels of engagement have led to direct improvements in performance and retention.
88% of new talent feel engaged, informed and aligned to the organisation in week one and 94% believe their onboarding experience helped them perform more quickly as of month one. Less than 24 months after going live, GEHC had also tracked a 24% reduction in voluntary attrition (within the first 12 months of employment) resulting in a cost avoidance conservatively estimated at £6.1 million.
The GEHC experience also picked up a RAD Award for Best Use of Technology and an RMA for Technology Innovation.