What your training program leaves out. And what it's costing you.

You've invested in onboarding and GenZ early-career development, and most of it never converts to performance. The reason is the one thing no program teaches: what managers actually evaluate. And the work that used to teach it is disappearing. In 45 minutes, you'll get the model to measure that gap and close it.

Wednesday, July 29 1:00 PM EDT · 45 minutes Limited seats

Can't make it live? Register anyway — everyone gets the recording.

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THE RETURN YOU ARE NOT GETTING

Early talent is worth the investment. Getting them ready falls on busy managers with no system.

$0k

to replace one early-career hire who doesn't work out.

SHRM – Human Capital Benchmarking

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strongly agree they know what's expected of them at work. Down from 56% in 2020.

Gallup, 2024

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average Gen Z tenure in the first five years, versus 2.8 for Gen X.

Randstad, Gen Z Workplace Blueprint, 2025

The training isn't enough on its own. It's missing the baseline performance runs on. And that's fixable.

WHAT WE’LL COVER - LIVE

Four things you'll walk away knowing.

Not career tips. Not generic L&D theory. A working model of why capable hires stall, and what to do about it.

01

Why your training spend isn't converting to performance

Onboarding teaches the tools. Reviews grade something else entirely. That gap is where the money leaks.

02

What managers actually grade — and never teach

Judgment, ownership, communication, execution, reliability. Every review turns on them. No program names them.

03

The Workplace Performance Model Framework™

The operating system for early-career performance — the structure most companies can't build internally.

04

How to make the spend measurable — and defensible

One shared baseline across your early-career team — a standard you can measure and defend to leadership.

Free · Live · Recording included

WHO IS THIS FOR

Built for the person who owns the outcome.

This is for you if

  • You lead People, L&D, Talent, or Early Careers
  • You own a development budget that needs ROI
  • Your onboarding isn't translating to performance
  • You need results you can measure
  • You hire, manage, or develop early-career talent

You'll walk away with

  • Why your spend isn't converting
  • The five things managers actually evaluate
  • The Workplace Performance Model Framework™
  • A way to measure progress you can defend

If that's your team, this is your 45 minutes.

One framework, the five things managers actually evaluate, and a way to measure whether your training spend is working. Free, live, and the recording goes to everyone who registers.

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YOUR HOST

Laura Massetti

Founder & CEO · Real Work Ready™

Two-time C-Level operator MBA, Baruch Harvard Business School Executive Education Imperial College London

"I spent 15 years on the other side of the table. Hiring, managing, and writing the performance reviews early-career professionals are trying to navigate."

WHAT MANAGERS ARE SEEING

Managers already built this in.

The framework you'll see on July 29 has been used with early-career professionals and the managers who lead them.

Manager

"The shift in their confidence, how they show up in meetings, and the way they communicate has been a gamechanger. We're building RWR directly into our onboarding program going forward."

Mark Kaplan

Engineering leader · enrolled his team

Manager

"The practical guidance gave clear, actionable strategies. It boosted their confidence and gave them tools they could immediately apply."

Donna Elfers

Manager · enrolled two team members

Manager

"I'd recommend it to both beginners and managers: it makes training clearer, more effective, and more structured — saving time and improving the way people work."

Nicola Busato

Manager · trained his team with RWR

Early Career

"Instead of saying 'Got it,' I confirm receipt and share when I can return it by. This subtle change adds accountability and clarifies expectations."

Nicole Cappiello

Early career participant

Early Career

"RWR made me realize how important it is to ask questions and explain clearly. Before, I struggled to understand my supervisor."

Tashfiqul Haq

Early career participant

Early Career

"Even the smallest rephrasing can bring big changes in how you communicate. There are invisible cues that make a real difference."

Ksenia Rezvanova

Early career participant

Make every dollar you spend on them actually land.

Forty-five minutes. The full picture of why your early-career investment evaporates — and the framework that turns it into measurable performance. Bring your hardest question about development ROI; Laura answers live.

Can't make it live? Register anyway. Everyone gets the recording.