Employee engagement is not a yearly project to undertake after an engagement survey is conducted and the results shared. Top-tier organizations create a powerful competitive advantage by developing engagement strategies that intentionally engage every employee, every day, in some way.

We complete our series on Triboarding, cultivating a lifecycle of employee engagement, by highlighting a key factor that not only enhances employee engagement but also top-tier employee retention and growth: Transboarding, which helps in planning for and enabling success.

This week we explore the engagement strategy of “reboarding,” the planned and intentional effort to continually “re-recruit” and engage every employee, everyday, no matter the position or tenure.

Onboarding is to employee engagement like breakfast is to the start of any day, the most important meal of your day, or in the case, the engagement of an employee’s career. Getting off to a great start sets the stage for future success. In fact, many studies show good onboarding increases retention by nearly 85%.

There is surfboarding, skateboarding, wakeboarding and snowboarding, all highly engaging activities. But now there is Triboarding, activities designed to engage an entire employee population. Triboarding sets the foundation for a career of engagement.