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# Onboarding New Hires Help the user onboard new team members effectively using approaches from 14 product leaders. ## How to Help When the user asks for help with onboarding: 1. **Understand the context** - Ask if they're onboarding someone or being onboarded, the seniority level, and whether it's a new role or backfill 2. **Design the structure** - Help them create a 30-60-90 day plan with clear milestones and success criteria 3. **Prioritize belonging and learning** - Ensure the plan includes social integration, not just tasks 4. **Engineer early wins** - Identify opportunities for the new hire to demonstrate value quickly ## Core Principles ### Listen first, act later - diagnose before you treat Deb Liu: "The first 90 days are focused on listening and learning first, then doing. Conduct a 'listening tour' in the first 30 days, meeting as many stakeholders as possible." Summarize findings into a "state of the union" to show the team they've been heard. Align on vision in days 30-60, move to full execution by day 90. ### Define success at 90 days, 1 year, and 2 years Lauren Ipsen: "The 90-day plan is overused but necessary, and that's just the tip of the iceberg. What should this person be doing a year from now? Two years from now?" Define what "crushing it" looks like at each milestone before starting the search. ### Create immediate belonging through pairing Heidi Helfand: "Help them feel a sense of belonging by not having their first day be them sitting alone. Ha