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Why Employees Fail in the first 90 Days

Its not a skill issue.

It’s an attitude issue.

What’s Actually Getting Employees Fired

Most employees don’t lose jobs because they can’t do the work. They lose jobs because of how they show up when things get hard.

  • Can’t take feedback without shutting down or pushing back

  • Get frustrated easily and let it affect their work

  • Shut down under pressure when it matters most

  • Struggle to stay consistent day after day

This is what employers actually deal with.

Attitude Drives Everything

Attitude determines how an employee responds to challenges, handles feedback, shows up every day, and works through problems — not their resume.

Response to Challenges

Handling Feedback

Daily Consistency

Problem-Solving

STRONG ATTITUDE:

  • Persistence through difficulty

  • Taking responsibility

  • Emotional control

  • Willingness to learn

WEAK ATTITUDE:

  • Defensiveness

  • Inconsistency

  • Negative mindset

  • Avoidance

Encouraging It Isn’t the Same as
Teaching It

What Most Programs Do

  • Talk about attitude

  • Encourage positivity

  • Hope students figure it out

What Actually Works

  • Break it into measurable behaviors

  • Teach it systematically

  • Track improvement over time

So it never sticks — until now.

The Attitude Guide

  • A clear breakdown of what workplace attitude actually means

  • The specific behaviors employers look for — and how to identify them

  • Simple ways to start teaching it immediately in any program

  • A classroom-ready activity to reinforce it with students

Most programs know attitude matters.

Very few have a system to teach and track it.

Build this skill at scale

See how programs across the country are making attitude measurable and teachable.