Writing
I'm interested in the spaces where people, work, and technology meet. This is where I write about what I'm learning, what I disagree with, and the small decisions that make a bigger difference than we give them credit for.
Hiring as a human experience
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Why the onboarding wiki rarely gets read
New hires don't skip onboarding content because they don't care. They skip it because nothing tells them what matters first. Order, checks, and progress fix that.
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What candidates remember
Read what people say about being hired, and almost none of it is about the process. It's about whether they ever had to wonder what was happening.
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Your onboarding process isn't what happens in the HR system
A completed onboarding checklist tells you things got assigned. It doesn't tell you whether a new hire is finding their feet.
Growing the people function
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Managers learn by practicing, not by reading the handbook
The moments that make or break a manager happen rarely and under pressure. Slides don't prepare anyone for them. Practice does.
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You can't hire your way out of every people problem
A growing company can add HR headcount and still keep the same broken handoffs, manager habits and unclear ownership. Ask what the work really needs first.
Culture across borders
Useful and accountable AI
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A person should own every decision about a person
Practical AI can help recruiting and HR work move faster, but real accountability needs human owners, clear review gates and a way to correct mistakes.
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AI doesn't fix a process nobody understands
AI can make an HR workflow faster. That doesn't mean the workflow should exist in the first place. Five questions to ask before automating people work.
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AI adoption is a manager problem too
Buying an AI tool and telling a team to experiment won't create lasting value. Managers need to redesign work, set boundaries and help people learn together.
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Test your HR agent before anyone trusts it
The four checks an employee-facing agent should pass before launch, and how to write the questions that break it.