The 150-Day Onboarding Programme

Most new team members
fail quietly.
HalpCraft fixes that.

10 research-backed nudges delivered to your calendar across 150 critical days. No app to check. No dashboard to forget. Just the right prompt, right when your new hire needs you most.

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150
Critical days
10
Precision nudges
0
Apps to check
Your calendar — HalpCraft Nudges
Day −5 · 9:00 AM
🧭 The Readiness Protocol
Alex starts in 5 days. Get ahead of Day 1 Drift.
Day 0 · 9:00 AM
🧭 The Belonging Ritual
Alex is here. Set the Partnership tone today.
Day 25 · 9:00 AM
🧭 The Ethos Guard
Is the Interview Reality holding up?
Day 100 · 9:00 AM
🧭 Q1 Efficiency Bridge
Shifting from Onboarding to Optimisation.
Lands in Google, Apple, Outlook & more
✦ No app required ✦ Works in every calendar ✦ Research-backed timing ✦ Shift worker support ✦ One click setup ✦ 150 days of coverage ✦ No app required ✦ Works in every calendar ✦ Research-backed timing ✦ Shift worker support ✦ One click setup ✦ 150 days of coverage

The problem

Most managers want to lead well.
But work is relentless, and new hires suffer quietly.

New hire failure isn't a talent problem, it's a visibility problem. Business moves fast. Managers are stretched. And new hires, not wanting to seem difficult, stay quiet until they've already mentally checked out. HalpCraft intervenes before that happens.

20%
of new hires leave within 45 days — most due to poor onboarding
SHRM, 2023
$30k
average cost to replace a single employee at mid-level
Gallup, 2024
69%
of employees stay 3+ years with a great onboarding experience
SHRM, 2022
88%
of organisations do onboarding poorly, by their own admission
Gallup, 2023
“Most managers aren’t bad at leading — they’re unsupported at the exact moments it matters.”

How it works

Three steps.
One click. Zero friction.

You could be set up in under two minutes. Your manager gets nudged at the exact right moment — automatically.

1 📋

Submit your new hire's details

Fill out a simple form with the employee's name, start date, and work pattern. Takes 60 seconds.

2 📅

Click once to download

You receive a single calendar file. One click adds all 10 nudges to your preferred calendar app — Google, Apple, Outlook, any.

3 🧭

Get guided at the right moment

Each nudge arrives with a research-backed action guide. No prep required — just read, act, and lead with confidence.

The 150-day sequence

Every nudge. Perfectly timed.

Each of the 10 nudges targets a critical inflection point in the new hire journey — the moments research shows matter most for retention, engagement, and performance.

Before they arrive
The Readiness Protocol
Set up equipment, confirm access, and assign a buddy — done the moment you commit to the onboarding.
Day −7
The Team Signal
Warm the team a full week ahead. Plenty of time to prepare a proper welcome.
Day 0
The Belonging Ritual
Day 1 actions that create psychological safety and signal long-term investment.
End of Week 1
Clarity & Connection Check
Lock in momentum. Address confusion before it calcifies into disengagement.
Day 25
The Ethos Guard
Is what you promised in the interview matching their lived reality? Check now, not at month 3.
Day 40
Vulnerability & Mastery Check
🔒 Unlocked when you start the programme.
Day 80
The Transparency Bridge
🔒 Unlocked when you start the programme.
Day 100
Q1 Efficiency Bridge
🔒 Unlocked when you start the programme.
Day 125
The Values-Impact Bridge
🔒 Unlocked when you start the programme.
Day 150
Taking the Lead
🔒 Unlocked when you start the programme.

Early adopters

What managers are saying

I've managed teams for 12 years and always meant to be more intentional at the start. HalpCraft just does it for me — the nudge shows up and I actually act on it.

Sarah Kimberley
Head of Operations, 42-person logistics company
HalpCraft Member

We used to lose people around the 6-week mark and never really understood why. The Ethos Guard nudge at Day 25 changed that — we now catch the drift before it costs us.

Tom Rafferty
People & Culture Manager, Series B SaaS company
HalpCraft Member

The shift worker support was the thing that sold me. Most onboarding tools are built for desk jobs. HalpCraft actually works for my floor managers too.

Priya Mehta
Retail Operations Manager, national hospitality group
HalpCraft Member

Pricing

Simple, honest pricing.

One price. One programme. Everything your new hire needs across their first 150 days.

Solo Manager
$79
per employee onboarded

Less than 0.3% of the cost of replacing the person they're onboarding.

  • One programme per employee — no subscription
  • Full 10-nudge sequence per hire
  • Standard & shift worker modes
  • Works in all calendar apps
  • Email delivery included
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Our mission

Leadership infrastructure for the modern workplace.

HalpCraft was built on a simple belief: the gap between a good manager and a great one isn't knowledge — it's timing. We build tools that close that gap invisibly, without adding friction to already-busy people.

The HalpCraft platform

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Your next new hire deserves a great manager.

Set up takes two minutes. The impact lasts 150 days — and beyond.

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