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Manager and buddy onboarding

Give the right people a clear part to play.

Put manager check-ins, buddy introductions, stakeholder tasks and early goals into the employee journey. Onboard keeps ownership visible without asking HR to chase every conversation.

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People plan

Maya's onboarding team

LV
ManagerLena Vos
4 activities
JM
BuddyJonas Meijer
3 activities
AK
HR partnerAisha Khan
2 activities
MB
IT ownerMilan de Boer
1 activity
Next people momentManager check-in · Tomorrow at 10:00
Waiting on30-day goal approval · Lena Vos

Manager enablement

Turn “check in with the new hire” into a real plan.

Schedule manager meetings, add timing and reminders, and connect each conversation to the right stage of the journey. Managers know what is coming and employees know when they will get time together.

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Manager schedule

Lena and Maya

  1. Welcome and role contextComplete
  2. Agree the first 30-day goalTomorrow
  3. Early questions and supportScheduled
  4. Progress conversationScheduled
  5. Role confidence reviewScheduled
  6. End-of-probation discussionScheduled

Buddy matchmaking

Make the buddy relationship part of the journey.

Match a new hire with an appropriate buddy or mentor using configured criteria where available. Then add introductions, meetings and activities so the relationship has a useful starting point.

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Buddy match

Review suggested match

MCNew hireMaya Chen

Customer Success · Amsterdam

JMSuggested buddyJonas Meijer

Customer Success · Amsterdam

  • Same location
  • Related role experience
  • Available for this journey

Shared activities

Give buddies and mentors something useful to do together.

Add a team introduction, workplace mission, informal meeting or role-specific discovery activity to the plan. The buddy relationship becomes part of onboarding rather than a name in a welcome email.

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Buddy activity plan

Maya and Jonas

Day 2Coffee and workplace tour

Scheduled meeting

Day 4Meet someone outside your team

Mission

Day 8Decode the team jargon

Puzzle

Day 12What surprised you?

Conversation prompt

Journey progress1 of 4 complete

30-, 60- and 90-day goals

Keep early expectations visible.

Create staged goals, route them to the manager for approval and let the employee update progress. Both people can see what was agreed and how the first months are moving.

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30-day goal

Lead the weekly customer health review

Owner
Maya Chen
Manager
Lena Vos
Status
Awaiting manager approval
Employee note“I have shadowed two reviews and will lead the next one with Lena.”

Manager and buddy questions, answered.

Can managers have activities in the employee journey?

Yes. Onboard can coordinate manager check-ins, tasks, reminders, goals and other activities alongside the employee's journey.

How does buddy matchmaking work?

Onboard supports advanced buddy matching using configured criteria where available. HR can review the match and include buddy or mentor activities in the journey.

Can we schedule recurring manager conversations?

You can place manager meetings at the relevant points in the journey, including early check-ins and end-of-probation discussions.

Can managers approve goals?

Yes. Onboard supports 30-, 60- and 90-day goals, manager approval and employee progress updates.

Can other teams own onboarding tasks?

Yes. Tasks can be assigned to internal teams or external participants, with ownership, deadlines, status and completion tracking.

People make onboarding work

Give every manager and buddy a better starting point.

See how meetings, activities, matching and goals create a practical support network around each new hire.

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  • Manager check-ins
  • Buddy activities
  • 30-, 60- and 90-day goals
  • Visible ownership