The First Week That Makes Them Stay

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Transcript

Erik: Week one decides if they stay. Let's plan it properly.

Voiceover: We ask for a day-by-day first week — what they shadow, and what they own by Friday. Back comes a one-page plan — company, main work, week-one goal, then day by day. Print that page. It's the difference between confusion and confidence.

Erik: One page, five days, one confident new hire.

Key Points

People quit in month two because week one was confusing, boring, or not what was promised
Build a one-page, day-by-day onboarding plan — Monday tour and setup, Tuesday-Thursday shadowing, Friday check-in
By Friday, they should know what they do, who's who, what they succeeded at, and what they need help with
Reuse your existing playbook as their handbook — walk through the top processes together
Run a short Friday check-in every week for the first month: what clicked, what's confusing, what they need, and one thing they'll own next week