Policy or Practice Review
Focus on What Governs Your Organization
Designed to ensure that internal policies align with
commitments, mission, vision, and values.
What you can expect from a Policy or Practice Review
Use this service to review and update your Employee Handbook or to implement a new policy or practice.
Stamey Street's Policy or Practice Review includes a review and analysis of organizational policies and practices. Our review will note areas of strength, areas for additional examination, content flags (e.g., language and framing), and system needs (e.g., accessibility) from your Employee Handbook.
For many leaders, updating their handbooks is left to the companies that manage their payroll, like ADP, Paychex, or Gusto. For some, these templates are helpful. But for organizations with equity commitments, there are often important factors that go beyond cookie-cutter templates.
Our level of analysis includes compliance with state and federal laws (including recent Executive Orders). It also includes an analysis of which policies are in place, which aren't, and where more clearly defined, equitable processes are needed. Policies, practices, and protocols shape organizational behaviors.
Stamey Street offers two types of policy review services:
Full Review: We'll review your organization's policy handbook and any standalone policies for language updates (e.g., removing binary language), policies for which there is no system to guide staff action, and updates based on current HR practice. Use this service if your policy handbook has not been updated in more than two years.
Selected Review: A selection of policies — up to 5, using the same process but on a smaller scale. Use this service when:
the organization has adopted new policies that have not been integrated into their Employee Handbook, or
when they already know where the pain points are in the employee experience, or
working with a short timeline or limited budget
What to expect from an employee handbook or practice review
Discovery Session: Understand your goals, values, and scope.
Review: A full review of your existing employee handbook or policy manual.
Revisions: Policy revisions based on HR best practices including current EOs.
Reccomended practices: Recomended HR best practices from an equity perspective.
Repeatability. A process and tools that clients can use in future revisions.
Systems review: Debrief and systems check to support implementation
For more, check out this post on the blog — 3 Reasons to Update Your Employee Handbook — Even With A Limited Budget
Need an example of how we work?
Case Study of an Internal Systems & Practice Review — We walk the talk!
A small boutique consulting firm grew from one person to ten employees and contractors. With that growth came a need for new processes and practices. Our task was to design an information management system to manage the flow of project tasks and information.
Policies, practices, and protocols shape organizational behaviors.
Let’s talk about ways to stay effective, efficient, and focused on mission-critical results.