Terms of use
This guide is here to help people lead and work together more clearly. It is practical guidance, not a contract.
This material is informational. It is not legal, HR, financial, or safety advice, and it does not replace your organization’s policies, your employment agreements, or the law.
What this is
- A plain-language program of principles, working rules, templates, and training.
- A shared way to talk about clarity, ownership, systems, and trust.
- A set of tools you are meant to adapt to your real work.
What this is not
- It is not a substitute for HR policy, safety policy, or applicable law.
- It is not a performance-management or disciplinary system.
- It is not a guarantee of any particular result.
Using the templates and scripts
The templates, scripts, and examples are starting points. Use judgment, and when a situation involves a legal, safety, or HR question, follow your organization’s official process and ask the right person before acting.
No warranty
This guide is provided “as is,” without warranties of any kind. To the extent permitted by law, the authors are not liable for decisions made based on this material. Where this guidance and an official policy or law disagree, the policy or law governs.
Changes
The content is reviewed and updated over time, so wording and examples may change. See the Privacy page for how the site handles data, or Contact with questions.
Last reviewed June 2026.