As we explained in a previous post, offboarding is a management practice that consists of carrying out all the tasks that need to be carried out before an employee actually leaves the company, over a period of 4 to 6 weeks prior to that departure.

Several questions arise:

• Are offboarding players also the main beneficiaries of this policy?
• Are the benefits of such a practice the same for everyone?
• How soon can we expect to enjoy these benefits?

Below, Komin presents some answers to this question:

There isn't 1 winner and/or 1 loser: it's the company's entire ecosystem that benefits from the implementation of an offboarding policy.

There is no "big winner", who could be the manager, and "big loser", who could be the employee. It would be a serious shortcut to take, and a fundamental mistake to believe that. There are in fact 5 big winners and NO losers in implementing such a policy.
Below is our overview of the ecosystem that benefits from a policy aimed at formally and systematically managing employee departures within a company.

THE MANAGER, 1ST BENEFICIARY OF SUCCESSFUL OFFBOARDING

expected benefits

• Savestime/mental workload preparing for the departure of an offboardee and the arrival of the onboardee
• Operational efficiency (marginal loss of knowledge during offboarding and onboardee self-training, time-consuming tasks largely eliminated)

EFFORT required (in time)

• ➡️ low (from 0 to several tens of minutes)

TIME TO BENEFIT

• ➡️ immediate/short-term (1 to a few days)
  

THE TEAM, THE BENEFICIARY OF SUCCESSFUL OFFBOARDING

expected benefits

• Individual time saved by the newcomer's self-training & by a limited micro-distraction for everyone
• Improved collective performance, higher performance-linked pay for everyone

EFFORT required (in time)

• ➡️faible (from 0 to several tens of minutes)

TIME TO BENEFIT

• ➡️moyen term (from a few days to a few weeks)
  

THE OUTGOING EMPLOYEE/OFFBOARDEE, THE BENEFICIARY OF SUCCESSFUL OFFBOARDING

expected benefits

• Leave a great last impression & boost your network accordingly 👔🚀
• Self-satisfaction 🤓
• Obtaining rewards (reduced notice period, etc.) 🎁

EFFORT required (in time)

• ➡️ strong (from 1 to several half-days)

TIME TO BENEFIT

• ➡️ immediate/short-term (1 to a few days)
  

THE NEW EMPLOYEE/ONBOARDEE, THE BENEFICIARY OF SUCCESSFUL OFFBOARDING

expected benefits

• Onboarding program tailored to your position: good onboarding starts with excellent offboarding 👌
• 100% relevant self-training content, created by the predecessor based on experience gained in the same position and formalized during offboarding 🎯
• Accelerated ramp-up time 🚀🔝🙌

EFFORT required (in time)

• ➡️ low (from 0 to several tens of minutes)

TIME TO BENEFIT

• ➡️ immediate/short-term (1 to a few days)

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HUMAN RESOURCES & THE COMPANY, THE BENEFICIARIES OF SUCCESSFUL OFFBOARDING

expected benefits

• Differentiation through the remarkable employee experience at the end of the cycle (all companies communicate on their onboarding program, not a single one on its offboarding program) 💥
• An ️du NPS (Net Promoter Score) of employee satisfaction, thanks to a de-dramatized departure experience within the organization ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️☆
• An employer brand that's taking off 🛫 with ex-employees/alumni promoting the company even after they've left the walls, a reduced share of detractors (generation Z super communicators on Glassdoor, Trustpilot...) 👍

EFFORT required (in time)

• ➡️ strong (from 1 to several half-days)

TIME TO BENEFIT

• ➡️ long-term (from several months)
  

At Komin, our aim is to make offboarding a lever for company performance! It's only natural that people should move in and out of companies. Between now and 2025, however, the corporate world will continue to evolve: turnover will increase, employees may hold several positions at the same time, the average length of employment will decrease, etc.). The ability to "easily onboard and offboard talent" will be a key success factor.

If this is a topical issue for your company in 2020, we'll be happy to give you a quick demonstration of our SaaS solution.

Learn more ➡️ hello@komin.io 👋

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