Onboarding
You spent weeks sourcing, interviewing, and closing a great hire — and then, on day one, handed them a laptop and a vague "let me know if you need anything." Onboarding is the most neglected stage of the people lifecycle, and the neglect is expensive: a great hire dropped into a bad onboarding takes far longer to become productive, feels lost, and is more likely to leave. Onboarding is where hiring's investment either pays off or leaks away, and doing it well is surprisingly high-leverage for how little attention it usually gets.
You spent weeks sourcing, interviewing, and closing a great hire — and then, on day one, handed them a laptop and a vague 'let me know if you need anything.' Onboarding is the most neglected stage of the people lifecycle, and the neglect is expensive: it's where hiring's investment either pays off or leaks away.