8 messages written for direct reports specifically, across 3 tones. Every one is ready to copy as it stands, or to adapt.
← All welcome to the team messages“Welcome. Your first month is for understanding how things work here, not for proving anything to me — that decision was already made when we hired you. Bring me questions rather than finished answers.”
“Welcome to the team. You were selected from a strong field for the clarity of your thinking and the breadth of your experience. You will have my support, the resources you need, and the room to work in your own way.”
“Looking forward to Monday. Nothing to prepare, nothing to read in advance. Just turn up and we will go from there.”
“Welcome. You are joining with more experience in this area than the rest of us hold between us, which is precisely why you were appointed. I would rather you challenged our assumptions early than spent months learning to share them.”
“Welcome. The first few weeks involve a lot of nodding along to things you have not fully followed, and that is normal rather than a problem. Say when you are lost and I will back up.”
“Welcome to the team. You already know the company, which saves a great deal of time, but this corner of it works differently in a few ways I should explain properly. Let us block an hour this week.”
“Welcome. Your first week has exactly one objective, which is to meet people and ask questions. Anything that looks like output can wait until you understand what you are producing it for.”
“Looking forward to tomorrow. Nothing to prepare, nothing to read. Turn up and we will take it from there.”
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