Employee Vision Whiteboard

A unique onboarding exercise focused on helping employees articulate their personal vision and growth goals before diving into company objectives.

Core Exercise Structure

• Takes place in whiteboard room with new team members
• Flips traditional onboarding (skips role/project discussion initially)
• Uses road trip analogy to frame the conversation
  • Business/job is the vehicle
  • Team members are fellow passengers
  • Focus is on personal destination, not just the vehicle

Key Components

• Asks two fundamental questions:
  • Who are you today?
  • Who do you want to be when you're done here?
• Encourages employees to articulate personal vision
  • Most people (99/100) don't have clear vision for themselves
  • Helps them sketch out personal growth goals
  • Gets them excited about their own potential

Strategic Benefits

• Demonstrates genuine care for employee development

  • Shows company investment in personal growth
  • Establishes trust early in relationship

• Provides management insights

  • Reveals how employee is wired
  • Shows what motivates them individually
  • Helps leader understand how to drive performance

• Creates alignment

  • Connects personal goals to company mission
  • Helps employees see job as vehicle for personal growth
  • Establishes foundation for long-term engagement

Philosophy Behind It

• Prioritizes personal development over corporate objectives
• Recognizes that personal vision matters more than company vision
• Uses personal motivation as driver for professional performance
• Creates emotional buy-in through personal investment