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§ 02 — Writing

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01 / 12 Essay · AI & HR
A knowledge agent is not a handbook replacement — it's a handbook audit.

What you learn when you watch your employees talk to the same policy document you've been sending them for two years.

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02 / 12 Guide · Policy
Writing a PTO policy that an AI agent can actually answer from.

Why your current policy gives four different answers to "how much do I have left," and what to change about the prose.

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03 / 12 Field note · Managers
The 1:1 agenda we're giving every new manager this quarter.

A one-page structure, three questions, and a ritual for closing the loop. No templates, no Notion bloat.

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04 / 12 Essay · AI & HR
"Figure out AI" is not an HR strategy.

On the conversation every People leader is having with their CEO this year, and how to turn it into a real plan by Thursday.

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05 / 12 Checklist · Onboarding
Pre-boarding in seven emails, none of which are logistics.

What to send between offer-signed and day one if you want people to show up already a little bit in love with the job.

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06 / 12 Essay · Policy
The handbook as a living document: a quiet argument for rewriting less.

Annual refreshes cost more than they're worth. Here's the rhythm we use instead, and the three sections we actually touch.

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07 / 12 Field note · AI & HR
Five prompts we've seen HR teams quietly get real value out of.

Not "top ten ChatGPT tricks." The actual workflows People folks are running weekly, with the text to paste in.

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