Workplace-Ready

From Day One

Hiring is harder and retention is more critical than ever.

Developing talent has always been central to organizational success.

Now it starts earlier: equipping employees with workplace fundamentals from day one.

75% of recent hires fail to meet expectations, learning workplace basics through costly trial and error that damages productivity and strains management.

The New Hire Challenge

The Workplace Fundamentals Gap

New hires arrive with technical skills but lack the workplace fundamentals that drive success.

These skills are no longer taught or assumed, yet employers expect & need them from day one.

The Cost of the Trial-and-Error Cycle

  • $14,000 average loss per new hire who leaves.

  • $4,700 average replacement cost.

  • Up to 2 years for full productivity.

The Real Rules eliminates the expensive mistakes that lead to slow integration and early separation.

The Management Time Investment

Managers are teaching workplace basics instead of coaching strategic thinking and developing future leaders.

Proactive training frees them to focus on growth.

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Our Vision

Every new hire should enter the workplace equipped with the workplace navigation, communication, and professional judgment skills that drive success from day one.

Our Solution

The Real Rules Curriculum

Proactive Training, Not Reactive Management

The Real Rules prevents the expensive trial-and-error cycle by teaching new hires the workplace fundamentals and strategic insights they need to succeed.

Foundation Building | Modules 1-3

Student to Professional Transition • Professional Presence • Managing Up


Communication Mastery | Modules 4-5

How to Communicate to Be Heard • How to Hear What Others Communicate


Strategic Career Skills | Modules 6-8

The Compensation Conversation • What Actually Gets You Ahead • Thriving Through Change

A Sample of What your Students/New Hires will Learn:

  • Your boss has a boss and they're your boss too

  • How to decode "corporate speak"

  • Initiative is the super skill that will set you apart

  • You'll lead projects before leading people - learn how to manage from the side

  • The small signals that can build or break your reputation

...and many more insider strategies across all 8 modules

Each insight includes not just WHAT to do, but WHY it matters, HOW to execute it, and WHEN to apply it in different situations.

Flexible delivery options, virtual or in-person | Scalable from 20-200+ employees per cohort

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Partnership & Results

FLEXIBLE DELIVERY OPTIONS

  • Integrate into new hire onboarding

  • Standalone early-career development series

  • In-person, hybrid, or virtual delivery

SCALABLE STRUCTURE

  • 20-300 employees per cohort

  • 1-8 modules based on your needs

MEASURABLE RESULTS

  • Baseline: New hire confidence survey + historical retention data

  • Track: Retention rates, manager feedback, time to productivity

    Target Outcomes

  • 50% reduction in first-year turnover

  • 30% faster time to full productivity

  • Improved manager satisfaction scores

STRAIGHTFORWARD INVESTMENT

Starter Package:
Modules 1-3 (Foundation) - $200/student

Complete Program:
All 8 modules - $450/student

Minimum engagement: 20 students

Turn new hires into contributors faster.

Free your managers to focus on strategy, not workplace basics.

Watch retention climb and productivity accelerate.

Let's make this vision a reality