TACTICAL BUSINESS
TACTICAL BUSINESS
Please explore our payroll/benefits/HR system (Justworks), as well as our Expensify tool for submitting reimbursable work expenses (as well as corporate card expenses, if applicable to your role).
Task: Get Paid + Reimbursed
Do: Log in to Justworks and explore our HR platform!
Read: Expensify Tools
Do: Complete our Data Security Training and submit the required exit ticket
Here at Transcend, we have a set of commitments and policies that allow us to organize around our work and thrive! Check out our policies and procedures below!
Tasks:
Read: Employee Handbook [updates coming soon]
Read: Here at Transcend, our work is foundationally impacted by our capacity to live into our DEI commitments. Please take time to read our vision of how we can respond and support one another through trauma.
As a member of our Transcend Community we want to show you off! Be sure to update your social media and professional websites to highlight your Transcend credentials! We hope you will not only represent Transcend, but also feel represented by Transcend. Be sure to engage with our affinity group spaces below!
Tasks:
Do: Add your Transcend credentials to Linkedin, Facebook, Twitter
Do: Add your bio + headshot to your folder in the Team Bio folder
Read: Transcend Logistics 101
Read: Transcend Glossary to get to know our "Transcend Language!"
Getting organized, especially in a virtual setting, is important for your overall success. Spend some time exploring organizational systems that may work for you!
Task: Self-Organization
Watch: Kirsten's Self- Organization tips (accompanying slides here)
During your onboarding experience, you will be prompted to process your learning with others. To support this work, please spend some time orienting to our coffee chat approach. As you continue to progress through onboarding content, you will need to reference the resources below to setup and engage in coffee chats.
Task: Setting Up Transcend Coffee Chats
Read: Check out our guide to Transcend Coffee Chats
Do: listen to an overview of how you will be engaging in coffee chat spaces.
Do: Review the sample coffee chat structure
Do: Set up your coffee chat tracker alongside your manager
Do: Check out our affinity group spaces here at Transcend! If you find an affinity group space speaks to you feel free to add yourself into the slack channel and shoot the group representative a message to let them know you will be joining!
Do: Take our Demographic Survey
Do: Take our Belonging Survey
As we continue to lean into perpetual beta we want to ensure you have ample opportunity to share your feedback about your onboarding experience. Please utilize the survey below to share your feedback on this section of onboarding. This is completely optional! You will also have the opportunity to share feedback at the end of each phase.
At Transcend we operate as a remote organization. This means our technology usage is the foundation of our success! Please take some time to ensure your tech systems are up to date and effective
Task: Set up Your Laptop Systems
Read: Slack is our internal communication system. We use it to share information, topics for future live discussions, and at times, to gather people’s input and thoughts or a quick decision. Explore Slack Version 1
Do: Take our Transcend Mid Onboarding Survey so we can outfit you with what you need to succeed!
Do: Our internal Hub is a platform for Transcend Team members to access resources and tools to support our work. Get to know our Transcend Hub
Do: Hot Ops is a page within the Internal Hub that houses operational resources. Take some time to explore our Hot Ops page
Do: All our video calls take place on Zoom! Be sure to Download Zoom to your computer and READ: Zoom! How to use
Task: Google Drive, Google Calendar
Do: Create your Transcend email signature