1. Personal Planning Dashboard

This template is perfect for independent creators and entrepreneurs, as well as corporate professionals, and even students who want to get a grip on schoolwork. The Personal Planning Dashboard template allows you to keep track of your projects, daily tasks, schedule, and goals.

You can set deadlines, highlight what is due on each day, view overdue tasks, and even create plans for the future. Other features to look forward to include a to-do list and a calendar view. This Notion template for work is free.

2. Tasks and Issues

As you probably know, problems are bound to arise when working on any project. The Task & Issues template was built on that premise. As a result, it allows teams to collaborate on tasks and projects while addressing issues that may arise, whether at the outset, during execution, or at completion.

The template makes it possible to assign responsibilities and tasks, as well as gives all team members the ability to create new tasks, and track progress in real-time. The general layout shows a task board overview consisting of cards for tasks, projects, or departments. Each card can be opened up to display separate pages. Additionally, the template has advanced filtering capabilities so you can always find whatever information you need surrounding tasks, team members, progress, etc.

3. PARA Dashboard

This template is based on the P.A.R.A. method, with each letter meaning Projects, Areas, Resources, Archives. According to Fortelabs, creators of the method, every project – professional and otherwise – is made up of these four top-level categories. As a result, the P.A.R.A Dashboard template consists of four respective databases intended to help you manage all aspects of a project.

For the Projects database, here is where all the projects are stored, along with their due dates and updates regarding their progress. The Areas database creates the connection between each project and the particular subject area of your work or life that it is related to. The Resources database stores all supporting information for your projects, such as links for websites, articles, videos, etc. Finally, the Archives database is used to store items that you no longer need.

4. Meeting Notes

Whether you work from home or have to go into an office, meetings are likely to be a part of your life. Taking good notes can help you to better carry out whatever outcomes or decisions that were discussed.

Meeting Notes is one of the top Notion templates for work in this regard. The tool allows you to capture comprehensive notes from all meetings and store them in one space. The template also records meeting times and dates, attendees, and what was discussed. In addition, it has sections for action items, next steps, and what has already occurred coming out of each meeting. This is especially useful for startups, as well as for new employees, since you can easily see a timeline of all your meetings over time.

5. Pitch Onboarding Checklist Template

Onboarding is an important aspect of any professional relationship, whether it is getting new employees or hiring new contractors. This template helps you to streamline the onboarding process, making it as smooth and comfortable as possible.

Pitch’s Onboarding Checklist template includes – as the name suggests – a checklist of tasks such as introductory meetings, profile information (for new employees to fill out), work guidelines, and procedures, and anything else you might want to add that is relevant to your onboarding process. The template also contains a number of resources and relevant documents that you can customize as needed.

6. BizBox Content Planner Template

Take control of your social media content strategy using the BizBox Content Planner Notion template. Suitable for social media marketers, content creators, and even influencers, it can be used to plan your posts across all major social platforms, as well as for your email, blog posting, and podcasting content.

The BizBox Content Planner template consists of boards for all your social media platforms, a content library, and content calendar. Accessing this template comes with a one-time cost of $2.99.

7. Content Calendar

If you are looking for a more general content calendar (and one that is free), you can check out this simple Notion template for work. The template is designed to make it easy to organize, schedule, and track all the content you are creating and publishing.

You can use the Content Calendar template to keep a firm handle on all content related projects such as articles, tweets, podcasts, videos, and more. A great feature of this template is that you can easily switch between different types of database views. It also allows you to store notes, files, research information, etc. on each designated page, along with assigning authors.

8. The Freelancer Dashboard

If you work as a freelancer or independent contractor, it can be difficult to keep track of all your projects and tasks for different clients. This Freelancer Dashboard template is set up to help you manage all aspects of working in a freelancing role.

It allows you to create boards for all your projects, check daily tasks, and track your progress on each. Other benefits of this free template include the ability to sort each client in accordance with their tasks, and being able to generate invoices directly within each project

9. Reading List Template

Reading is a great way for any type of worker to boost their skills and knowledge. Using this Reading List Notion template you can easily organize reading materials so you always get in some reading time.

It’s important to note that this workspace is not only suitable for books. You can use it to manage all your content consumption, including blog posts, articles, Twitter threads, podcasts, and even videos. The Reading List template allows you to create respective databases, set reading status – whether finished, currently reading/watching, or to begin – and also rate each content. An included Web Clipper feature allows you to easily save items from the web to your workspace

10. Work Burnout Detection Tool

Unfortunately, burnout from work is a real thing, with more than half of all workers in the US reporting burnout symptoms. Many don’t see it coming or know how to cope until it is too late. The Work Burnout Detection Tool is a free Notion template that is designed to help you spot the onset of burnout beforehand and prevent it from getting out of control.

Inspired by a Slack app called Kona, the template allows you to track your feelings throughout each work day, while developing a pattern for observation, so you can identify whenever burnout is inevitable. The template offers numerous other features that make it easy to use and understand.

11. Brainstorming Template

Coming up with and thrashing out ideas is an important part of any work arrangement, whether you are part of a corporate team or running your own business. The Notion Brainstorming template is an ideal tool to facilitate this necessary process.

The tool goes deeper than the typical brainstorming session. First, it helps you to pinpoint the problem that needs addressing, based on the perspectives of each team member. It also helps you to figure out the end user’s needs, and then draft appropriate ideas and plan the next steps.

12. Prioritization Board

For teams working on any product development roadmap, it can be difficult figuring out what should be prioritized and what should not. The Prioritization Board Notion template assists by implementing the RICE prioritization method to help team members understand the order of priority for tasks surrounding a product.

RICE stands for Reach, Impact, Confidence, and Effort. In the template, each arm of the method is scored separately. The differences in the scores determine what order of prioritization tasks should fall in (the higher the score, the higher the priority). This template can be accessed for $5.99.

13. Applicant Tracker Template

As the name suggests, this Notion template for work allows recruiters and other relevant team members to track the progress of job candidates during the hiring process. It allows you to create a database for all job applicants and store data related to their candidate profile.

The Applicant Tracker makes it possible to schedule interviews, store information and materials relating to applicants, and plan the next steps. The template is totally free to use.

14. 50/30/20 Budget Tracker

Keep track of your expenses and stay on budget with this Notion template. The template contains workspaces that list out your income and common monthly expenses. Furthermore, it incorporates the 50/30/20 methodology, where income is split between needs, wants, and savings/debt repayment on a split of 50%, 30%, and 20% respectively.

Free to duplicate, the 50/30/20 Budget Tracker is among the most straightforward and simplest financial planning systems available on Notion. It is suitable for corporate professionals, students, freelancers, and more.

15. Sales CRM

Looking to bump up sales for your products or services? The Sales CRM template helps you to refine your sales funnel so you can organize and track relevant leads.

Consisting of a clean, minimalist dashboard, the template allows you to create a new Notion page for every lead and store useful notes on all touch points. You can also filter for qualified leads, as well as check for proposals status. The Sales CRM template is available for free use.

16. Smart Portfolio

Designers, photographers, architects, and other workers in the creative field can benefit from this Smart Portfolio Notion template. The tool helps users show off their creations, projects, and/or resume in a visually appealing package. In addition to its ease of use, the template also offers:

• An interactive projects page
• Personal profile section
• Resume builder with sections for skills and attributes, education, and experience
• A clean and modern design
• Template walkthrough and explanation

The Smart Portfolio template is an ideal alternative for creative professionals who want to showcase their talents and increase their marketability without having to build a website.

17. Funding OS

Sourcing funds for your business idea or startup often means reaching out to numerous potential investors. To help you keep track of your efforts, you can try out the free Funding OS Notion template. The tool consists of pertinent views and sections, such as:

• Investors list with related statuses
• Funding sources and progress
• Upcoming events and activities
• Contact list

The Funding OS template is one of the simplest of its kind and can help you with creating a successful funding strategy.