Landing Directions:
Executive Onboarding for New Leaders

A: Executive onboarding is essential for ensuring new leaders make a strong, positive impact from the very start. Senior hires are a significant investment, and their early months are critical for building credibility, aligning with your organisation’s strategy, and forging the relationships that drive success.

At Chiumento, we know that effective executive onboarding accelerates integration, reduces the risk of early turnover, and helps leaders deliver results with confidence. Our personalised executive onboarding programmes are designed to help new leaders quickly adapt to your company culture, overcome early challenges, and add value from day one, protecting your investment and supporting your organisation’s long-term goals.

A: Coaching is a vital part of executive onboarding because it provides personalised guidance that helps new leaders adapt quickly and confidently. It goes beyond traditional onboarding by focusing on real-time challenges, leadership development, and cultural alignment. Research shows that executives who receive coaching during onboarding are more likely to accelerate their impact, build stronger relationships, and stay engaged long-term. (ICF Global Coaching Study, 2023)

At Chiumento, our executive coaching through Executive Directions ensures your leaders are fully supported to navigate their new role, make strategic decisions, and drive lasting success from day one.

A: Executive onboarding is a structured process designed to help new senior leaders integrate into your organisation’s culture, build relationships, and deliver results from day one. It focuses on the practical steps and support needed for a smooth transition, clarifying expectations, aligning with strategy and accelerating impact.

Executive coaching, on the other hand, is a personalised, one-to-one partnership where a coach supports leaders to develop their skills, overcome challenges, and achieve their goals, whether they’re new to the business or established in their roles.

Our programme brings the best of both worlds together. We deliver executive onboarding through our executive coaches: each new leader receives personalised support from an experienced coach, helping them navigate the unique challenges of their first 90 days. This approach ensures your leaders adapt quickly, build credibility, and make a positive impact while developing the self-awareness and leadership skills that last well beyond the onboarding period.

A: At Chiumento, we don’t follow a rigid coaching framework for our executive onboarding programme. Instead, our executive onboarding coaching is built around a simple, effective process: Assess, Path, Coach, and Action Plan.

Assess: We start by understanding each leader’s unique situation, strengths, and challenges through conversations and psychometric insights, creating a real foundation for career growth.

Path: The coach then creates a career path plan, clarifyinggoals and the best route to success aligned with your organisation’s priorities.

Coach: Our experienced executive career coaches provide personalised one-to-one support, helping leaders navigate their first 90 days with confidence and focus.

Action Plan: We create practical, measurable steps that leaders can take immediately to build credibility, form key relationships, and drive results.

This flexible, human-centred approach ensures coaching is personalised to each leader’s needs and the realities of their role, helping them adapt quickly and make a lasting impact from day one.

A:While the first 90 days are critical, the most effective executive onboarding programmes typically span 3 to 6 months. This allows time to build credibility, understand key dynamics, align with strategic goals, and deliver early wins. We personalise our onboarding support to your executive’s role, responsibilities, and organisational needs.

A: Poor onboarding can lead to early failure, misalignment with company strategy, and strained stakeholder relationships. Without structured support, even experienced leaders can struggle to navigate new cultures or expectations—leading to costly turnover. Our programme mitigates these risks by providing proactive coaching, feedback, and transition planning.

A:Yes. We understand that onboarding a CEO, CFO, or board member requires a different level of nuance, confidentiality, and strategic insight. Our programmes are fully customisable and designed to support high-stakes transitions at the most senior levels.