Leadership Change Announcement

When to use this

Leadership announcements are read forensically — every omission noticed. This template forces a clear narrative: what's happening, why, who, when, and how the handover works.

# Leadership Change Announcement

**Type:** [Joining / departing / moving]   **Date:** [Announcement date]   **Effective:** [Date of change]

## Subject
[Name] [joining / moving on / stepping into role of] — what it means for the team

## Body

Today I'm announcing that [Name] [is joining us / will be leaving us / is moving into the role of …], effective [Date].

[For departures:]
[Name] has been [role] at [Company] for [duration]. In that time they [specific concrete contributions — at most three].

[Name]'s reason for moving on: [their words, with permission, in one sentence].

We will be sad to see them go and grateful for the contribution they've made.

[For joiners or internal moves:]
[Name] brings [specific experience — concrete, recent].

In this role, [Name] will [the things only they will do — explicit].

## Handover plan
- [Outgoing person] and [incoming person] will work alongside each other from [date] to [date].
- The team will continue to report through [name] until [date].
- The first all-team meeting with [Name] in role will be [date].

## Who to ask what during the transition
- For decisions about [topic]: [Name] until [date], then [Name] after
- For people questions: [HR contact]
- For anything urgent: me directly

## A note from [the leader making the change]

> Two to four sentences. Specific. Warm if leaving on good terms. Avoid clichés.

— [Sender]