Why AI agents need SOPs

Illustration of a documentation specialist reviewing an SOP checklist beside an AI agent workflow with approval steps.

AI agents are starting to do real work. They can search systems, draft answers, update records, test software, summarise documents, create pull requests, and trigger other tools. In some organisations, they are already moving from experiment to everyday workflow. That causes a documentation challenge. If an AI agent is going to act on behalf of a… Read more »

Claude Tag and technical writing: useful assistant or knowledge trap?

Last week, Anthropic launched Claude Tag for Slack. For documentation teams, it is worth paying attention to. At first glance, it looks like another AI assistant added to a workplace tool. You mention @Claude in a Slack channel, ask it to do something, and it replies in the thread. That undersells the change. Claude Tag… Read more »

Webinar recording: From tribal knowledge to scalable procedures

Graphic titled “From Tribal Knowledge to Scalable Procedures.” On the left, a team discusses an informal, tangled process surrounded by speech bubbles and sticky notes such as “Here’s how I do it,” “Ask Jim,” and “It depends.” A large red arrow points right to organized process assets: a process flow, checklist, SOP document, central library, and a streamlined workflow labeled Request, Execute, Review, and Improve.

From Tribal Knowledge to Scalable Procedures is a practical webinar for growing, changing, or reorganising organisations that rely too heavily on “ask the expert” knowledge. We’ll explore how to capture the know-how held in people’s heads, turn it into clear and usable procedures, and create more consistent ways of working across teams, departments, or locations…. Read more »

Compassionate compliance: how leaders can manage regulation without micromanaging

In this episode of the Cherryleaf Podcast, Ellis Pratt talks with Ben French, leadership development consultant and business coach, about compassionate compliance: how leaders can use policies, procedures, and regulation to protect their people and meet legal obligations without creating a culture of surveillance, bureaucracy, or micromanagement. Drawing on their shared experience of helping organisations… Read more »