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What we can learn from traffic rules

Policy non-compliance is often a symptom of unclear rules, not unwilling people. Policy makers want to influence specific behaviours, but...
Clear Writing / Policy Enforcement

Authority Architecture: the Anchor for Good Governance

By Lewis Eisen and James Duncan https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesaduncan/ In the business world, we often talk about leadership, accountability, and transparency, but...
Culture / Policy Enforcement

Evaluating the Impact of Changing Your Policy Drafting Approach

Because my Perfect Policies™ approach to policy drafting is so radically different from the traditional model, some people ask for...
Culture / Policy Enforcement

Why Isn’t Policy Drafting a Professional Competency?

When it comes to the skill of policy drafting, we have a serious training gap. We can contrast our situation...
Clear Writing / Concise Writing / Respectful Writing

Five Obstacles to IG Policy Approval

In the best circumstances, a well-crafted draft IG policy will sail through an approval process like a ship in warm...
Concise Writing

Sample #1: Don’t Dumb Down Your Policies

Don't dumb down your policies. It's true that everyone might need to be able to understand your policy, that doesn't...
Samples

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