Executive Onboarding

Our Landing with Impact approach 

Our Executive Onboarding service has been specifically researched, designed and developed to ensure the long-term success of a senior appointment and is included as standard within our Executive Search service. 

We combine expert board-level advice, executive coaching, and leadership consultancy in a structured, three-phase approach: 

1. On-boarding – understanding the brief and the landscape

Before (or just as) your new executive joins, we: 

• Meet with key organisational stakeholders to understand the mandate, expectations, and priorities for the role. 

• Clarify success measures, what should their early “quick wins” be, and any key risks or sensitivities. 

• Agree how the onboarding support will complement your internal induction. 

2. Integration – building relationships and momentum

Once in post, we provide a structured programme of support over the first six months, typically including: 

• An initial deep-dive session with the executive to align on goals, expectations, and the outputs of the programme. 

• A psychometric profile of the individual and, where appropriate, 360° input from up to five stakeholders to identify potential pinch points before they occur. 

• 6–8 one-to-one on-boarding  sessions over the first six months, flexing between coaching, mentoring, training and advisory support depending on the needs of the role and the individual. 

• A live onboarding plan focused on understanding your people, processes, and customers, and on creating early credibility and impact. 

3. Acceleration – driving sustained impact and change

As the executive settles into the role, we shift the focus towards: 

• Owning leadership: consolidating their leadership identity and building a positive early reputation with key stakeholders. 

• Supporting change and transformation initiatives – from assessing the current state through to defining priorities, implementation plans, and success measures. 

• A final review session to evaluate progress, reflect on learning, and agree the next strategic steps. 

Throughout the programme we act as a trusted advisor and ‘critical friend’, providing appropriate challenge and confidential support to help the executive think clearly, sense-check plans, and navigate complexity. 

What’s included 

Every programme is bespoke, but a typical Landing with Impact onboarding will include: 

• Key stakeholder briefing and role mandate clarification 

• An initial goal-setting and onboarding design session with the executive 

• Individual psychometric profile (with optional stakeholder 360 data) 

• 6–8 one-to-one onboarding sessions over the first six months 

• Unlimited text and email support between sessions 

• Support with stakeholder mapping, prioritisation, and early “quick win” planning 

• Structured reflection on leadership style, impact, and learning over time 

• A final review and forward-looking plan (typically aligned to 6–12 month objectives) 

Benefits for your organisation 

By investing in Landing with Impact, you can: 

• Reduce time to effectiveness – executives become productive more quickly.

• Improve executive success and retention – better integration, engagement, and role clarity mean less risk of early exit. 

• Strengthen change and transformation – your new hire is supported to lead change more confidently and effectively. 

• Enhance your employer brand – demonstrating that you invest in your senior hires differentiates you in a competitive market.

When to use Executive Onboarding 

Landing with Impact is ideal for: 

• Newly appointed senior and executive hires 

• Internal promotions into senior or board-level roles 

• Critical leadership appointments involved in major change or transformation 

Our Executive Onboarding is included as standard within our Executive Search service, and is also available as a standalone offer for appointments where we were not contracted to conduct the search.