Stage 02 — Onboard
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the first 90 days.
A 90-day belonging experience with Guides, Culture Passport™, welcome center, and manager rituals that make day-one feel earned — not endured.
Purpose
Belonging is engineered, not hoped for. Every new hire has a trained Guide, a Culture Passport™ of milestones, and a manager who is running the 30 / 60 / 90 rhythm on purpose.
Timeline
Days 0 through 90 for every new hire.
Audience
- •New hires (external)
- •Internal transfers
- •Certified Culture Guides™
- •People managers
Measurable Outcomes
- ✓90-day new-hire retention improves 15–25 points
- ✓Time to first meaningful contribution shortens by 30%
- ✓Every new hire completes the Culture Passport™
- ✓Managers hold every 30 / 60 / 90 check-in on time
Rituals
- ›Guide assignment before day one
- ›Welcome center + first-week Culture Passport™ stamps
- ›Manager 30 / 60 / 90 check-ins with a shared template
- ›Peer relationship mapping in week two
Activities
- ›Culture Passport™ milestones (7 stamps in 90 days)
- ›Weekly 1:1 with a trained Guide
- ›30 / 60 / 90 check-in with the manager, using the shared template
- ›Peer-network map: five names by day 30
Tools
- ›Culture Passport™
- ›Guide Directory
- ›30 / 60 / 90 Check-In Templates
- ›Welcome Center
- ›Manager Rhythm Playbook
Resource Library
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30 / 60 / 90 Check-In Templates
Complete templates for the 30, 60, and 90-day check-ins — both the employee's reflection prompts and the manager's discussion guide. Includes belonging indicators, role clarity, development goals, and follow-up scheduling.
Open resource →playbookThe Guide's First-90-Days Playbook
A week-by-week playbook for Certified Culture Guides™ during a new hire's first 90 days. Includes weekly meeting agendas, escalation triggers, and manager coordination touchpoints.
Open resource →Guide responsibilities
- •Meet weekly for the first 90 days
- •Translate cultural norms that no one writes down
- •Escalate belonging risk to HR before it becomes attrition
Manager responsibilities
- •Hold 30 / 60 / 90 check-ins using the shared template
- •Sign off on Culture Passport™ milestones
- •Meet the assigned Guide once during the first 30 days
Organizational Intelligence alignment
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