How to engineer Unstoppable Teams and fix the New Hire turnover problem.
The Most Expensive Day in Business
The most stressful day of hiring isn’t the interview. It isn’t the offer.
It’s Day One.
It’s the day your expensive, highly-touted new hire walks in the door, and you realize you have no idea how they actually operate. You know their resume, but you don’t know their stress triggers, their motivators, or how they handle pressure.
You are managing in the dark.
According to industry data, nearly 25% of new hires in the start-up space fail within a year, and 40% of new executives fail within the first 18 months. That isn’t just bad luck. It is the primary reason why so many leaders struggle to build high-performance teams. Instead of executing, they are constantly repairing the damage of turnover.
The “Transaction Trap”
After 20+ years in the industry, we realized the recruiting model was broken.
Most agencies treat hiring as a transaction. Their goal is to fill a seat, collect a fee, and disappear. They celebrate the signed offer letter, leaving you to solve the hardest puzzle in business: human behavior.
But Unstoppable Teams aren’t built on transactions. They are built on trust, alignment, and deep behavioral understanding.
If your recruiter leaves you at the starting line, they aren’t helping you build a team. They are just helping you rent talent.
Introducing: Day Zero Talent
We believe you deserve certainty. That’s why Kahawai Consulting is launching our specialized recruitment service for Go-To-Market and Engineering roles with a new standard: Day Zero Talent.
We don’t just recruit. We engineer performance.
Our mission is to move you beyond “filling positions” to creating high-performance teams that are resilient, aligned, and effective from the very first minute.
The Differentiator: Your New Hire’s “User Manual”
To build an Unstoppable Team, you need more than a resume. You need an operating manual.
Once a hire is made, we use the Birkman Method to assess both the candidate and the hiring manager. Before they start—on “Day Zero”—we hand you a data-driven guide to their behavior.
We tell you:
- Motivation: What drives them (beyond the paycheck).
- Stress: How they behave when the pressure hits—before it becomes toxic.
- Connection: The specific communication style required to unlock their best work.
The Value Shift: No Add-Ons, Just Results
Here is the best part: Integration isn’t an upsell.
In a traditional model, you pay a recruiter for the placement, then you pay a separate consultant for assessments, and an executive coach for onboarding.
At Kahawai Consulting, we believe integration is the job.
One standard recruiting fee covers everything:
- The Search & Placement.
- The Birkman Assessments.
- The “User Manual” & Debriefs.
- The Post-Hire Coaching.
No hidden costs. No “consulting” add-ons. Just a complete solution designed to protect your investment.
Stop Guessing. Start Retaining.
High-performance teams don’t happen by accident. They happen by design.
By combining deep recruiting networks with behavioral data, we replace guesswork with operational clarity. We ensure your new hire is dialed in and aligned from the moment they begin.
If you are ready to stop the revolving door and finally build an Unstoppable Team, it’s time for a different approach.
Don’t just hire. Empower.
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