Web Rush

Episode 152: Creating a Successful Front-End Onboarding Plan with Dana Yudelevich

Episode Summary

Dana Yudelevich talks with us about the tips, tools, and advice for onboarding new team members. Why is onboarding important? How do you set people up for success? Are there any guides or tools Dana recommends for onboarding? And what is Notion?

Episode Notes

Recording date: Sep 9, 2021

John Papa @John_Papa

Ward Bell @WardBell

Dan Wahlin @DanWahlin

Craig Shoemaker @craigshoemaker

Dana Yudelevich @dana_yudelevich

Brought to you by

• AG Grid

  

• Ionic

  

Resources:

• Fiverr
• Karate black belt
• The Art of ETA video
• Dashlane
• Storybook
• Storybook inception : Web Rush 115
• Once Upon a Storybook: Web Rush 110
• React
• Chromatic
• CSS Style Guide Examples
• Notion
• Grafana
• Sentry app monitoring
• Shang-Chi
• Marvel “What If...”
• Natan Levy on instagram
• Vest

Timejumps

• 01:09 Weather updates
• 03:36 Guest introduction
• 05:11 Why is onboarding important?
• 08:42 Sponsor: Ionic
• 09:18 Setting people up for success
• 11:46 What are some of the hangups with onboarding?
• 13:48 Is there a guide to how to start onboarding?
• 23:27 Sponsor: Ag Grid
• 24:32 What is Notion?
• 27:24 How to help people feel a part of the team?
• 33:21 What if someone needs to work on a feature right away?
• 37:30 Do you use videos, text, or what tools?
• 39:24 Final thoughts

Podcast editing on this episode done by Chris Enns of Lemon Productions.