SPECIFIC SOLUTIONS
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The FASTFORWARD process has six integrated components that accelerate executive integration and reduce the risk of failure.
Workbooks
Executives receive two practical resources—available in both digital and print—to guide them through their first 100 days.
What’s inside the workbooks:
- The Comprehensive Workbook: A detailed roadmap with timelines, best practices, and bonus ideas, structured around the 10-step FASTFORWARD process.
- The Executive Workbook: A concise, abridged version highlighting the 30 key priorities for a faster, more accessible read.
Whether they need depth or speed, executives have the right guide to stay focused, avoid missteps, and accelerate impact.
Email Reminders
A carefully designed series of short, impactful emails keeps executives on track throughout their first 100 days.
What’s inside these regular emails:
- Daily focus: Each message highlights one key onboarding topic.
- Expert wisdom: Backed by insights from 150 senior HR leaders, each email contains an insight and an invaluable perspective. Here is one example:
“Success comes from how quickly you can learn as opposed to what you know. Enter with curiosity as opposed to with an agenda and you will easily tap into the love each one has for what they do thus accelerating your contribution.”
– Linda Gillespie | CHRO | Cogeco - Deeper learning: Links to online book content for further exploration.
- Multi-sensory impact: Half of the emails include a 45-second audio clip that adds context and brings the advice to life.
The biggest benefit of these reminders is that they act as a daily nudge—practical, motivating, and designed to build steady momentum.
Chatbot
Starting a senior role comes with questions—lots of them. Jade, our expert chatbot, is available 24/7 to guide executives through the critical first 100 days.
How Jade helps:
- Immediate answers: Real-time guidance on common onboarding challenges.
- Actionable recommendations: Tailored steps to avoid early missteps and strengthen relationships.
- Consistency & scale: Every executive benefits from the same proven insights.
- Confidence & support: Always-on expertise reduces uncertainty and accelerates learning.
With Jade, leaders don’t just begin their new role—they start strong.
Psychometric Assessments
Executives gain access to a proven suite of assessment and development tools from The McQuaig Institute, trusted by 1,500+ organizations in over 30 countries.
How these assessments help:
- Increase self-awareness: Identify strengths and potential blind spots.
- Build stronger teams: Assess and understand team members to boost collaboration.
- Gain valuable feedback: A 360° survey reveals how the executive is viewed by their boss, peers, and direct reports—critical for early course-correction.
These tools provide a clear, research-backed foundation for stronger leadership and faster impact.
Guiding
Executives can be paired with a dedicated FASTFORWARD Onboarding Guide—an experienced coach/mentor who has onboarded hundreds of leaders and is fully trained in our process.
How an onboarding guide helps:
- Practical support: Online sessions unblock challenges and keep progress on track.
- Tailored guidance: Personalized support for each level, including interpreting 360° survey results.
- Structured process: One session for each of the 10 FASTFORWARD steps (30–60 minutes, scheduled at the executive’s convenience).
- Action-oriented: Every conversation drives toward completing the GO FORWARD PLAN, which formalizes objections, strategies, and tactics beyond the first 100 days.
With a trusted guide, executives gain clarity, accountability, and the confidence to succeed faster.
Client Learning Modules
Clients also benefit from learning modules designed to strengthen their onboarding practices and support executives more effectively.
How it helps:
- Best practices: Proven strategies for smoother executive integration.
- Error prevention: Tools to avoid common, costly mistakes.
- Shared responsability: Equips leaders and HR teams to actively enable executive success.