Culture Playbook: How To Set Effective Boundaries For You And Your People Team

Culture Playbook: How To Set Effective Boundaries For You And Your People Team

If you spend most of your time doing favors for everyone else, there's a good chance you're not being effective in your own role. This can be challenging to address, especially if, like most people in People & Culture, you are naturally more of a giver than a taker. However, it's important to find a balance to ensure you're also meeting your own responsibilities effectively and helping your team achieve their own goals too.

This playbook outlines why, when, and how to set effective boundaries for your team so that other teams are clear on what they do, how they work, what they can expect from them and what your core accountabilities are. This is perfect for you if you are seeing one or more of the following:

👉 You and your team are stuck in ‘people pleaser’ mode and are stretched thin

👉 There’s murmurings about your team like: “what do they even do?” / “How does HR/People team spend their time?”

👉 You are struggling to articulate the value of your team to the business

👉 You are struggling to communicate how you operate so that expectations from other teams on your time are managed.

Let’s get into it 🤘

About the authors

John Faulkner-Willcocks & Adam Horne are the founders of openorg.fyi and have worked with over 100 startup leadership teams to help design and embed culture change. This is a consolidation of their 25+ years of experience company-building with a 'transparency-first' mindset.

What is it?

A meticulously crafted and highly practical playbook on what to do when 'We f*cked Up. Now What?'.

Built in Notion, ready to deploy with approach, facilitation guidance and comms guidance.

Who is it for?

• Time Poor People Leaders: Looking to accelerate their ability to plan & deliver effective workshops.
• First Time Head of Peoples: Looking to upskill their company-building craft.
• Founders: Committed to establishing a positive, productive startup culture from the ground up.

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What's in the box?

A detailed guide on:

🧘‍♀️ How To Set Effective Boundaries For You And Your People Team

The playbook features:

• Notion template with a detailed facilitation guide.
• Pre-workshop comms templates for Slack/Email.
• Target outcomes, timeframe, and an embedding guide to ensure lasting impact.

Have a question?

Email John at john@openorg.fyi or say hi on LinkedIn / Twitter

FAQ

Can I share this with my team?

This is intended for individual use only, but if you are tight on L&D budget and want to share with your immediate team, please do.

Does purchase include lifetime access to future updates to this playbook?

Yes!

How do I join the Open Org Slack Community?

👉 You can apply here and join a close knit crew of 204 other startup culture builders.