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Director of Lifestyle

Onboarding plan · 4-week guided start

Focus

Full ownership of a resident event + operational confidence.

In-Person / Shadowing

Independently plan and execute one resident event (manager oversight only). Sit in leadership meetings with GM, DOE, Lifestyle, Sales to understand cross-department KPIs. One-on-one review with Director/GM to assess readiness and set development goals.

Key Skills / Milestones

Fully executes one event: budget, vendor, marketing tile, RSVP, execution, and reporting. Comfortable with all SOPs: resident orientations, move-ins/outs, guest suites, work orders, emergency protocols. Confident in interdepartmental communication and escalation flow. Produces first independent event/engagement report with metrics. Achieves sign-off from Director/GM as ready for independent management. By the end of Week 4: The manager should be able to run resident events independently, manage resident and vendor communication, oversee core operations (packages, moves, amenities), and understand reporting/KPI expectations.

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DAY 1

8 tasks
  • Morning Self-Prep: review emails, walk property with Directors
    Owner: Self + BSSDuration: 1 Hour
  • Morning huddle
    Owner: TeamDuration: 15 minutes
  • Lead stand-up; share department observations
    Owner: GMDuration: 30 Minutes
  • Sentral Performance Management Training
    Owner: SelfDuration: 40 Minutes
  • Plan resident event calendar & RISEIO announcement templates
    Owner: SupervisorDuration: 45 Minutes
  • Afternoon huddle
    Owner: TeamDuration: 15 minutes
  • Weekly Standards Goal: Make Each Other Better Prompt: How can you support a teammate’s growth? Have you taken 1:1 time with each team member to know their short and long term goals? Do you know how they like to be praised? Do you know their pinch points?
    Owner: SelfDuration: 30 Minutes
  • Daily recap and reflection
    Owner: SelfDuration: 15 Minutes
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DAY 2

7 tasks
  • Morning Self-Prep: review emails, walk property
    Owner: SelfDuration: 1 Hour
  • Experience Desk – arrivals/amenities (30+, VIP, BT); dashboards; kiosk functions
    Owner: OpsDuration: 1 Hour
  • Morning huddle
    Owner: TeamDuration: 15 minutes
  • Key making in SNT vs Salto; OTA grid room blocking
    Owner: OpsDuration: 45 Minutes
  • Assistance Animals in Multifamily Housing
    Owner: SelfDuration: 30 Minutes
  • Afternoon huddle
    Owner: TeamDuration: 15 minutes
  • Daily recap and reflection
    Owner: SelfDuration: 15 Minutes
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DAY 3

5 tasks
  • Morning Self-Prep: review emails, walk property
    Owner: SelfDuration: 1 Hour
  • Morning huddle
    Owner: TeamDuration: 15 minutes
  • Review Budget expectations
    Owner: SupervisorDuration: 1 Hour
  • Afternoon huddle
    Owner: TeamDuration: 15 minutes
  • Daily recap and reflection
    Owner: SelfDuration: 15 Minutes
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DAY 4

5 tasks
  • Morning Self-Prep: review emails, walk property
    Owner: SelfDuration: 1 Hour
  • Morning huddle
    Owner: TeamDuration: 15 minutes
  • Full solo shift – operations ownership with supervisor on-call
    Owner: Self
  • Afternoon huddle
    Owner: TeamDuration: 15 minutes
  • Daily recap and reflection
    Owner: SelfDuration: 15 Minutes
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DAY 5

6 tasks
  • Morning Self-Prep: review emails, walk property with Building Services Supervisor
    Owner: Self + BSSDuration: 1 Hour
  • Morning huddle
    Owner: TeamDuration: 15 minutes
  • Afternoon huddle
    Owner: TeamDuration: 15 minutes
  • Reflection of Standards: Make Each Other Better Prompt: How did you support a teammate’s growth? Did you take 1:1 time with each team member to know their short and long term goals? Do you know how they like to be praised? Do you know their pinch points?
    Owner: SelfDuration: 30 Minutes
  • End-of-training review + Final Evaluation
    Owner: SupervisorDuration: 1 Hour
  • Goal setting for next 30/60/90
    Owner: SupervisorDuration: 45 Minutes