Staff read an internal newsletter when it is about people they know and tells them what to do next. This template gives internal comms a steady monthly format: a leader's note with issue details and an honest what-we-heard item, a team news Q&A with three numbers, new starters, a spotlight on a colleague, and a diary of dates.

The sample is the November issue of The Yarrow Post at Yarrowfield Group, a food distributor with 642 staff on five sites. It explains one decision, a 5 a.m. loading start in Reno, and features six new starters and eight dates. Replace the masthead, names, photos and dates, and delete any section you cannot fill this month.