Your Onboarding Review
Understand What's Really Happening In Your Onboarding
... and Where To Focus For The Biggest Impact
What This Is
This is a focused, practical review of your onboarding approach, designed to give you clarity on:
What’s working well
Identifying the elements of your onboarding that are already effective, so they can be reinforced and built on rather than overlooked or unintentionally lost.
Where the risks and gaps are
Highlighting inconsistencies, missing steps, or unclear expectations that can create confusion, slow progress, or lead to early disengagement.
What’s impacting early performance and engagement
Understanding the factors that influence how quickly new starters feel confident, connected, and able to contribute in their role.
Where to focus for the greatest return
Pinpointing the small number of changes that will make the biggest difference to performance, consistency, and overall onboarding experience.
How It Works
I work closely with HR teams to understand what’s currently in place and build from there, not replace it.
This review helps you:
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Reduce early attrition (first 3–6 months)
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Improve speed to productivity
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Create more consistency across teams
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Reduce pressure on HR and managers
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Improve early engagement and experience
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Employee Experience Insight
Understanding onboarding from the perspective that matters most.
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Short survey and/or targeted conversations
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A focus on clarity, confidence, connection, psychological safety, and alignment with role and organisational expectations
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Designed in collaboration with HR to align with organisational context
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Process & Materials Review
Working closely with HR to understand what’s currently in place.
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Pre-boarding through to the first 90 days
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Documentation, structure, and communication
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Alignment with existing HR processes, priorities, and constraints
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Manager Perspective
Understanding how onboarding is delivered in practice.
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What managers are expected to do
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Where they feel confident
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Where they find it difficult
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How this aligns with HR expectations and onboarding design
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Structured Analysis
Bringing everything together into a clear, usable view.
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Key strengths
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Gaps and risks
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Impact on performance and retention
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Priority areas for improvement
What You Get
Clear, practical outputs
Light Review
Ideal for smaller teams or initial insight
£2,500 – £3,000
A focused review to quickly understand what’s working and where the key gaps are.
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Targeted employee insight (survey or small sample conversations)
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High-level review of onboarding structure and materials
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Light-touch manager input
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Clear summary of key themes and immediate risks
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3–5 priority actions to improve onboarding quickly
Standard Review
Broader input across employees and managers
£3,000 – £4,500
A more detailed review to understand onboarding across teams and identify opportunities for improvement.
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Employee insight across a wider group
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Full review of onboarding process (pre-boarding to 90 days)
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Structured input from managers
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Identification of inconsistencies between teams
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Clear analysis of impact on performance and engagement
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5–7 priority actions with practical recommendations
Deep Dive Review
More detailed analysis and wider stakeholder engagement
£4,500 – £6,000+
A comprehensive review to fully understand onboarding across the organisation and support more strategic decisions.
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Broader employee insight (across roles, teams, or locations)
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In-depth review of onboarding experience and delivery
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Engagement with HR and key stakeholders
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Detailed analysis of patterns, gaps, and risks
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Stronger focus on impact on retention and performance
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Prioritised recommendations aligned to business goals
Why This Is Worth It
Onboarding is one of the few areas where small improvements can have a significant impact.
When it’s unclear or inconsistent, the cost shows up in ways that are easy to miss:
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Slower time to productivity
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Increased pressure on managers
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Early disengagement
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Higher attrition in the first 3–6 months
This review helps you address those risks early.
If you’re unsure where to start, this provides a clear, practical starting point.
Quick FAQ
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Work with you not in isolation
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Bespoke, personal service
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Typically delivered over 2–4 weeks
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Designed to minimise disruption
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Scaled depending on organisation size
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Organisations reviewing or improving onboarding
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HR teams looking for a clearer, more consistent approach
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Teams experiencing early attrition or slow ramp-up
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Organisations onboarding hybrid or remote employees
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Onboarding is one of the few areas where small improvements can have a significant impact.
When it’s unclear or inconsistent, the cost shows up in ways that are easy to miss:
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Slower time to productivity
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Increased pressure on managers
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Early disengagement
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Higher attrition in the first 3–6 months
This review helps you address those risks early
By giving you clarity on what’s happening and where to focus, you can:
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Improve how quickly people become effective in their role
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Reduce avoidable early turnover
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Create a more consistent experience across teams
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Give managers clearer structure and confidence
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Strengthen early engagement and connection
Getting this right is particularly important in hybrid environments and where expectations around support, inclusion, and early experience are increasing.
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