The document
The document itself
Three real functions, none of which is prevention, and a document nobody maintains because it belongs to nobody.
What It Is For, Stated Plainly
Three real functions, none of which is prevention. Being clear about which you are serving changes what gets drafted.
Who Owns It
The document sits between IT, HR and legal, which means it belongs to nobody and is updated by whoever was last annoyed.
Length, and Why Nobody Reads It
The reading problem is not solved by shortening alone. It is solved by separating what is required from everything else.
The Acknowledgement Signature
The one clause that reliably works, what it actually establishes, and the two ways organisations overstate it.
Writing a Clause You Will Enforce
Five tests before a clause goes in. Most proposed additions fail at the second.
What to Delete
Seven categories that appear in almost every policy and earn their place in almost none.
Review That Changes Something
Annual review usually means reading it and changing the date. Four questions make it produce something.