Induction & Onboarding

Onboarding that builds capability from day one

The real cost of poor induction isn’t just financial – it’s felt in performance, experience, and reputation.

We are your strategic onboarding partner

33% of new hires decide in their first week whether they’ll stay. 20% leave within their first year – not because the role was wrong, but because the experience of joining was. And every time that happens, it costs organisations an average of £3,000 to find and hire their replacement.

Induction isn’t a formality. It’s the first real signal of what working here actually feels like. It sets the standard for everything that follows – how quickly people contribute, how deeply they connect, and whether they stay.

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The problem

Most inductions attempt to cover everything – and in doing so, prepare people for nothing. New hires leave overwhelmed, under-connected, and uncertain about the most basic things: what’s expected of them, who to turn to, and whether they made the right choice.

When inductions run independently across teams and business areas, the experience depends entirely on where someone lands. The brand you’ve spent years building is nowhere to be seen in the room where first impressions are formed.

And the cost isn’t just financial. It’s the talent that walks out the door before it ever had a chance to make a difference.

Our approach

We design induction and onboarding experiences from the new joiner’s perspective first – mapping the emotional journey of joining, identifying where confidence drops and uncertainty peaks, and designing deliberately for those moments.

By talking to new joiners, managers, and stakeholders about the experience, we discover the real pain points and remove them by design.

What we create is a cohesive, immersive journey that helps people build competence and confidence quickly, form genuine connections from day one, and sets a standard the rest of the organisation feels compelled to match.

What we deliver

Induction-to-impact design

End-to-end onboarding experiences – from pre-boarding through to the first 90 days – built to reduce time to productivity, accelerate belonging, and demonstrate ROI in measurable terms.

Immersive live and virtual experiences

Live events, broadcast-quality digital productions, actor-led scenarios, and simulation – designed to engage, not just inform. Because people remember experiences, not slide decks.

Network and connection-building

Structured opportunities built into the design – not bolted on at the end – that give new hires genuine relationships with peers, leaders, and the broader organisation from day one.

Ongoing support tools

Digital guides, peer buddy systems, collaborative communities, and manager enablement resources that sustain momentum well beyond the first week.

The induction exceeded my expectations. It was the best one I’ve ever attended.”
New hire, global professional services firm

Case study

Transforming new hires from overwhelmed to coaching others

Joining a Big 4 firm is one of the most exciting – and most demanding – career moments a person can have. Like most organisations operating at this scale, the induction experience had grown organically over time, varying across business areas and struggling to keep pace with the ambition of the firm delivering it.

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