The way HR policies are written is central to their effectiveness. Problems with clarity, comprehensiveness, and cultural alignment will result in misinterpretation and non-compliance. Use this storyboard to evaluate how your policies are written to help ensure they meet their objectives.
Specifically, this storyboard will:
- Highlight the specific ways that policies can be written poorly.
- Explain all of the costs associated with poorly written policies.
- Walk you through the building blocks of effective policy writing, including:
- Establishing the purpose of the policy.
- Identifying for whom the policy is being written.
- Directions for where to locate the information required to write the policy.
- Identifying appropriate policy components.
- Following language guidelines to ensure the policy is clear and concise.
- Provide advice on how to obtain appropriate policy review once the policy has been drafted.
- Calculate the amount of effort that will be required (in hours) to create or revise policies.
Use this storyboard to guide your policy writing and revising.