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Iโ€™ve been thinking about how AI can help us get new employee team members up to speed fasterโ€”especially when talking about onboarding 71 people by December 1st.๐Ÿ˜ฌ

Back in my Lycos days, our rapid growth meant every new hire started at my desk, because we ran out of office space. ๐Ÿ˜‚ It was chaotic but insightfulโ€”I got to know everyone, the culture was shared effectively, and I understood what projects really excited them.

But for a modern, and broadly distributed team, that approach just doesnโ€™t work.

So, here are 5๏ธโƒฃ ways AI can help make the onboarding process smooth, personalized and effective:

  1. ๐Ÿ‘น Meetings are Evil: Use tools like Fathom.ai to share past meeting summaries and clips with new hiresโ€”so they can catch up without sitting through hours of calls.

  2. ๐Ÿ“ง Streamline Your Email: I use ChatGPT and Zapier with Gmail to write and summarize my emails. Itโ€™s perfect for turning corporate jargon into something clear and friendlyโ€”plus, you can schedule them to avoid overwhelming new hires.

  3. ๐Ÿช„ Centralized Knowledge: We use Notion to onboard people on how we work (SOPs, guides to frequently used tools, 2FA) and why (case studies, examples).

  4. ๐Ÿš€ Build a GPT for FAQs: Set up a quick FAQ bot with ChatGPT Plusโ€”no one likes asking basic questions on Slack when theyโ€™re new, and this can help a ton.

  5. ๐ŸŽ‰ Make it Fun: Quizzes, podcasts with NotebookLM, and short videos are now just five minutes awayโ€”keep onboarding engaging and interactive.

What Am I Testing This Week? ๐Ÿ‘€

Reclaim.ai, AI for my calendar chaosโ€” Iโ€™ll let you know if it helps me tame the beast.๐Ÿ˜…

AI Skeptic Update: Week One โ€“ My Wife Loves the Meta x RayBan Glasses ๐Ÿ‘“

  • Loves the sound qualityโ€”perfect for podcasts, meditation, and even driving.๐Ÿคช

  • Taking more pictures, though framing is still a bit tricky.

  • Battery life is no problem; quick charging in the case works perfectly.