The article offers suggestions on how personnel management can obtain early allegiance to gain a strategic advantage in the war for talent. The article specifically refers to onboarding approach, which is a systematic process to establish a positive trajectory early in a new manager's career. The approach includes developing key relationships and access to information, phased implementation, and defining multiple roles. It is suggested that the new manager's boss has to be accountable for addressing relationship and expected contribution early on, and cannot delegate this to HR or any other function.