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🧭 TL;DR (Team Summary)

A quick overview of who your team is, what you do, and what makes you different. Keep it to 2–4 sentences.

🎯 Mission & Purpose

Why does your team exist?

What do you uniquely bring to the company?

Meet The People Team 

✅ What We Do

List your core responsibilities and areas of ownership. For example:

• Talent acquisition & onboarding
• Performance & progression
• Culture & communication
• Manager development
• People systems (HRIS, benefits, surveys)
• Internal documentation and transparency

❌ What We Dont Do

List some examples of things your team does not do. For example:

• Admin for Managers
• Tough conversations for other people
• Party Planning
• Notetaking in meetings
• Payroll
• Ramping up new hires for you

📅 Goals & Quarterly Planning

Use this section to track quarterly goals, link to planning docs, and reflect on progress.

Previous Quarter (Q2 2025)

[Insert reflections or results]

Current Goals (Q3 2025)

• Goal 1
• Goal 2
• Goal 3

Planning Notes

• We align goals with company direction ~3 weeks before quarter end.
• Team leads propose objectives ~2 weeks before quarter end.
• Goals are published via PRs or Notion pages and shared openly.

📦 Recently Shipped (Projects Completed)

Use this section to share the last few things you have built & launched in the business.

🧪 Experiments & Pilots

Optional: list things you’re trialing right now.

Examples:

• Testing async stand-ups in Slack
• Piloting manager deep dive sessions
• Rolling out a new onboarding flow
• Trialing peer review during probation

👥 Roles & Responsibilities

Break down key roles and who owns what. This helps with clarity and accountability.

Example layout:

• Team Lead – [Name]