How are new hires welcomed, prepared to become a good citizen of your organization, and get to productivity as quickly as possible?
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A few high-level sentences about the nature of the role
Why you’re here | How this role fits into the broader mission/goals of the company. Turn up the pathos, logos, and ethos! |
Your Team | Who this person will be working with an in what capacity If you have documented intros to the broader team, link them here (here’s an example from Figma) |
How we work | What’s important or notable to know about how work gets done
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Stakeholders | Who should provide input, be kept updated on a regular basis, and be regular thought partners - Name, relationship to work/when to use - Name, relationship to work/when to use - Name, relationship to work/when to use - Name, relationship to work/when to use |
P0’s/Glass Balls | the most important things to definitely get right / prioritize over other things, these are the things that if dropped will meaningfully break things |
P1’s/Rubber Balls | The other important things to get right, but not at the expense of P0’s, these are the things that if dropped are more resilient |
A great job | What does true excellence look like? How will success be measured? Use examples if they’re available to paint a very specific picture. |
A not-so-great job | Show what not to do, to help bring even more clarity to what great work looks like. |
Anticipated joys | What things you think are going to be maximally satisfying about this person in this role. |
Anticipated challenges | What things you think could potentially be snags for this person in this role. Add in some commentary on how you’ll support through these challenges as a team. |
What you’ll teach us | The special thing you bring to our team/company |
What you’ll learn from us | How you’ll grow by working on this team/at this company |
Milestones/Markers, things that should be done at these moments in time
– Drake