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How important are <strong>interpersonal skills<\/strong> and <strong>relational quality<\/strong> in this process? What are the best practices?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grantalexander.com\/nos-consultants\/#francois-humblot\">Fran\u00e7ois Humblot<\/a><\/strong>, Partner and Founder of Grant Alexander, addresses these questions about onboarding in the <strong>\u201cWhite Paper on Quality\u201d<\/strong> dedicated to interpersonal skills and relational quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For <strong>France Qualit\u00e9<\/strong>, he analyzes and comments on the results of a survey conducted among HR directors, recruitment managers, and recruitment and management consultants. These results highlight a global consensus among professionals on the importance of <strong>employee integration<\/strong>, especially in the current context, and on the necessity of having a process that is faithful to the company culture and, above all, <strong>shared by all stakeholders within the company<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;How to succeed in this onboarding, which is not a given,&#8221;<\/em> by Fran\u00e7ois Humblot, can be discovered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grantalexander.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Int\u00e9gration-dun-nouveau-collaborateur.pdf\"><strong>here<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From the source of interpersonal skills and relational quality of the new manager, to the importance of relational quality in internal company projects, and its impact on the executive team\u2026 To access other reflections featured in this white paper, click <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grantalexander.com\/livre-blanc-france-qualite\/\">here<\/a><\/strong>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to Welcome to the Jungle, 45% of resignations occur within the first year! 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