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Your host: Shannon Cavallari, PATH

Welcome! Using your laser pointer please tell us where you are working from today.

Which picture best represents your agency? A: No real process or process is so old it needs a makeover. B: Trying to revamp, but you feel like you are going in circles. C: Process is in good shape – moving forward, but slowly. D: Process is in great shape – full speed ahead.

Revamping the PATH process Existing Process In the US – 3.5 hour face-to-face orientation In the field? Motivation Improve the employee experience. Ensure the message was consistent for all new employees. Decrease our face-to-face time. ***Although our face-to-face materials could have been repurposed, we choose not to do a straight conversion. We decided on a blended-learning approach.

Values Mission How are we funded? What is our budget? Strategy Org Structure Country office vs. Program office History Culture Office procedures Office safety PPC Benefits Payroll Key roles: PL, RPM, PADM Acronym s Awards/ ratings Where are we located? PATHnet resources Step 1: Brainstorming session

Step 2 – Categorize Relevant to all employeesInfo specific by location Values Mission How are we funded? What is our budget? Org Structure History Culture Office procedures PPC Benefits Payroll Country office vs. Program office Awards/ ratings Where are we located? Office safety Strategy Acronym s PATHnet resources Key roles: PL, RPM, PADM

Step 3 – Group content and start design Relevant to all employees = items we included in the online orientation Grouped content by: Culture Money and economics Finding your way around

Step 3 – Group content and start design Info specific by location= items we included in face-to-face orientation Created a PPT deck for US and PPT template for field offices to use.

Creating the link between the two

Timeline

Informing new employees

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What are you working on? A: No real process or process is so old it needs a makeover. B: Trying to revamp, but you feel like you are going in circles. C: Process is in good shape – moving forward, but slowly. D: Process is in great shape – full speed ahead.

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