You Spend Months Finding Them. Don't Lose Them in 90 Days.
Most organisations invest heavily in recruiting senior talent, then leave them to 'figure it out.'
AHX Integrate provides the strategic support your new leaders need to thrive and not just let them survive their first six months.
THE ONBOARDING CRISIS
You spend months recruiting the right talent. Multiple interviews. Competitive offers. Negotiations. When they finally accept, you celebrate. Then they start and you leave them to figure it out alone. They struggle. Performance suffers. Many leave. You start recruiting again. The cycle repeats, and each time it costs you more than just the salary you paid.
20% of new hires leave within 45 days when onboarding is poor
$85K–$285K to replace one failed senior hire, plus up to 12-18 months to reach full productivity
Only 12% of employees say their organisation does a great job onboarding
Orientation Isn't Integration
WHY ONBOARDING FAILS
Most companies don’t focus on what actually makes new hires successful.
74% of employees describe onboarding as unsuccessful.
36% of companies have NO structured onboarding.
11% of programs last longer than 3 months.
58% of companies focus on forms, not people.
Why Most Onboarding Fails
Treated as a one-day event
Then new hires are left to figure it out alone.
Ends too soon
Support disappears after week one, right when it's needed most.
No real relationships
New hires feel isolated instead of connected.
Unclear expectations
25% never receive clear goals or role definitions.
Too automated
Checklists replace human connection at the worst possible time.
Information overload
Bombarded with too much, too fast, with no structure.
Never measured
Only 47% track if the onboarding process is actually working.
Inconsistent across teams
Quality varies wildly depending on who you report to.
"Your HR team is excellent at onboarding. But they don't have time for intensive 1:1 support when it matters most. Other strategic priorities intervene. We provide what they don’t have time to do: dedicated, expert focus on strategic integration."
Negar Farahmand
CEO of AHX Partners
Strategic Integration
Not One Week of Paperwork
AHX Integrate provides what most organisations don't: dedicated, expert support for senior hires during their critical early months.
We don't replace your HR onboarding, we enhance it with the strategic integration that actually determines success. Every engagement is completely bespoke, designed around your organisation's culture, the individual's role, and the business outcomes you need them to deliver.
Duration That Matches Reality
Not one week. Not 30 days. Support that aligns with how long senior leaders actually need to become fully effective. We start before day one and stay engaged through the critical early period when most onboarding ends.
Strategic Integration, Not Administrative Tasks
We focus on what determines success: building key relationships, understanding organisational dynamics, clarifying expectations, establishing early wins, and navigating the unwritten rules. This is the work HR doesn't have time to do.
External Perspective + Confidential Space
New hires can't ask certain questions internally. They need a safe space to admit confusion, test assumptions, and work through challenges without judgment. We provide the outside perspective and confidential support they can't find inside.
Completely Tailored to Your Context
Every engagement is co-created based on your organisation's culture, the individual's seniority and role, and the specific outcomes you need them to achieve. No standardised programs. No generic frameworks. Just what works for your situation.
Protect Your Recruiting Investment
Book your strategy call to discuss how AHX Integrate can transform senior hire onboarding from administrative orientation to strategic integration.
