Method and evidence
How Starting Monday turns research into product decisions.
We use peer-reviewed coaching, transition, behavior-change, and weak-signal research to decide what to build, what to claim, and what to measure.
Evidence stack
Peer-reviewed coaching research
Executive coaching effectiveness, mechanisms, and outcomes
100%
Transition and onboarding research
Adjustment, identity, and role entry
86%
Behavior change research
Goal-setting and implementation intentions
92%
Weak-signal and decision research
Timing, uncertainty, and judgment
78%
Timing model
Event to signal
A public or observable change begins to surface
72%
Signal to company posting
Company-level evidence appears before broad distribution
58%
Posting to broad market
Recruiting channels and job boards catch up later
84%
Coaching becomes infrastructure
The research says outcomes depend on what happens between sessions, so the product should support that layer directly.
Plans beat intention
If-then planning and clear goals are the design basis for prep briefs, prompts, and accountability loops.
Signals beat waiting
Weak signals and transition cues matter before formal postings, so the platform should make early movement visible.
Dig deeper
Explore the citations, pilot data, and timing-model methodology behind every product decision.
Source note
All percentage bars represent weighted confidence applied to each evidence category, not absolute efficacy. Source citations and denominator notes are maintained in the references and evidence-room assets.
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