Do You Have Beautiful Policies?

[Eames Chair | Photo credit: Numstead]

Have nothing in your house that
you do not know to be useful,
or believe to be beautiful.
- William Morris

The words of William Morris work well for HR policies. That means taking a long, hard look at what you do and asking why. Would you be proud to talk about your policies — all of them — in front of your grandmother? If not, keep what’s beautiful and useful, and discard the rest.

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Some questions come to mind:

• Could you imagine a competition for the best policies?
• Have you ever seen anyone present “the coolest new trends in HR policies” at SHRM, WorldatWork, NASPP or any other conference?
• Why don’t we have a job that’s the Interior Designer for HR Policies? Most policies, I’m afraid, are written by amateurs.

About the Author

Frank Roche

Frank started IFRACTAL over 7 years ago with Sarah Chambers. Together, they've created HR communications and HR software for some of the world's leading companies. Frank is also studying Flamenco guitar and origami.

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