đ Unlocking the power and potential of Gen Z employees
November 6, 2024

This weekâs must-reads:
- A template for a consistent new hire onboarding process.
- Preparing for your newest employee: Gen Z.
- How to make your training content easy to find.
- And the power of personal accountability for growth.
STARTER PACK
Template of the week: New Employee Onboarding Process

Onboarding is crucial. Thatâs not an opinion â itâs a fact. Not convinced itâs that important? Allow us to hit you with some stats:
- A well-structured onboarding process can increase early productivity by 70%.
- It can also improve retention of new hires by 82%
- Every new hire costs your company roughly $3K and a hundred hours for the onboarding process alone (WellâĻ if you donât use Trainual, that is.). Regardless if you lose a new employee because of bad onboarding, unnecessary costs sure do add up.
đ Want to streamline your onboarding? Start by documenting a repeatable process â and you can use this New Employee Onboarding Process template to get you started. Just touch it up with your companyâs unique onboarding needs, and itâs ready to share with your team.
âCheck out our entire template archive of free and customizable policy, process, and role starters. New to Trainual? Get a demo.
GENERATIONAL TALENT
How to get the most out of your Gen Z employees
Itâs time to talk about Gen Z.
AKA, Zoomers. Whatever you call them, those born between 1997 and 2012 have already collected generalizations, and weâll be honest: It kinda feels like weâre picking on the new kids on the block.

Youâve probably heard some of these:
Theyâve been labeled âmore difficult to work with than other generations,â and itâs assumed they lack interpersonal skills because of attachments to technology. But Gen Zers are also agile, curious, and committed to their core values â everything weâd be lucky to find in an employee.
And with the oldest already well into their 20s, weâll only see more entering the workforce. So, hereâs how leaders can get the most out of this âdifficult,â but resourceful generation:
- Donât resist change. Gen Z is a dynamic workforce and embracing how they work can help your business keep pace with all technological changes.
- Communicate. Be direct and honest in your communication. They seem to like that.
- Commit to your values. Gen Z is also purpose-driven, so make sure your mission, vision, and values are reflected in everything you do.â
- Be flexible. If your business model is capable of it, consider flexible work options. Gen Z prioritizes work-life balance, and if they donât find it with you, theyâll find it somewhere else.
TRAINUAL TIPS & TRICKS
Help your employees find what they need with content discoverability settings

You did it! You documented important company info in Trainual and hit publish. Step one: check! But thatâs only half of the equation. You canât forget about step two: making it accessible to everyone who might need it.
Of course, you can streamline content distribution by sharing it with the roles, teams, departments, locations, and other groups that need it. But to transform your Trainual account into a âlibraryâ of training â where your team can browse and choose what they want to check out â be sure to set content discoverability, too!
Here are your three subject discoverability options:
- đ Discoverable. Employees can search for and immediately view the subject (even when itâs not shared directly with them).
- đ Request. Employees can find the subject in their search results but have to request access to it before viewing. (Just head to the Content page to approve and deny requests!)
- đ Private. The subject only appears in search results for Admins and those youâve shared the subject with directly â keeping all proprietary information confidential.
đĨ Tip: Subjects are set to Request by default, but you can set a new default discoverability in Account > Settings.
đ See what discoverability options look like from the Admin and General user POV.
MIRROR, MIRROR
Why personal accountability is the key to professional growth
No oneâs perfectâĻ
âExcept you. Youâre flawless. We heard your hairâs insured for $10K and you do car commercials in Japan. And we canât believe John Stamos called you pretty.

Yes, weâre joking.
Weâre sure youâre amazing, but letâs get real: Everyone makes mistakes. It happens â part of the learning process is all about trying things out for yourself and naturally making some errors along the way. Whatâs really important? Your reaction to those mistakes.
You may assume that burying the problem or coming up with an excuse will erase your mistake. But if youâre really committed to your growth â both personally and professionally â practicing accountability is the ticket. And if youâre ready to improve and look at yourself critically, here are a few simple ways:
- Put effort into everything you do. You may still make mistakes, but at least you will never have to attribute them to laziness or lack of care.
- Ask for feedback. Thereâs always something to improve.
- Look critically at your work. If you were a bystander, would you be impressed?
- Donât play the blame game. While there will be some discomfort, accept responsibility, promise to improve, and then actually improve.â
- Learn from the people around you. Youâll notice those who are personally accountable for their actions. Emulate them and ask questions.