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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)
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: