Onboarding Young People – Strategies for Success (Interactive)

(Updated Dec 2024)

Staff in many workplaces may include two or three different generations, with a wide range of experience, skills, perspectives and opinions. Sometimes, working with younger generations can be challenging, but there are ways to develop good professional relationships across generations. Welcome young team members and build rapport with them.

In this dramatized video case study the expectations and behaviors of the newest recruits at Cutting Edge must be managed effectively.

Key Learning Points

• Don’t ignore young team members INSTEAD: Welcome them and build rapport
• Don't assume understanding INSTEAD: provide clear direction and standards
• Don't let bad behavior go unchecked INSTEAD: Give feedback and coaching
• Don't expect them to know INSTEAD: Offer practical advice
  
  

Comedy makes learning fun

This interactive course is part of the popular Cutting Edge Communication Comedy Series created by Psychologist Eve Ash and comedienne Erin Brown starring Emmy-award winning Kim Estes. This powerful training series follows several characters as they battle challenges, negotiate conflicts and learn from mistakes about professionalism, leadership, communication and safety. This Australian produced series was filmed on location in Los Angeles.