Culture & buddy programme

What this covers

A named person whose job is to answer the awkward questions

Every new starter is paired with someone outside their reporting line for the first month. Structured coffee chats, a written brief for the buddy so it is not left to goodwill, and prompts that cover the unwritten rules people otherwise learn by getting them wrong.

Included

Everything in the programme

Buddy matched before the start date
Four scheduled sessions with real agendas
Written brief so buddies know their remit
Introductions across three other teams
How decisions get made and where they get written down
Week-4 review that feeds back into the programme

Usually paired with

Other programmes for this seat

Welcome & orientationDay 1 · 4 hours Compliance essentialsWeek 1 · 3 hours Systems & access setupBefore day one · 2 hours

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