In recent posts, we’ve been describing the different ways to publish policy and procedure documents online. Often, organisations want to write their content in Microsoft Word, as staff are familiar with the application. However, they also want a very nice, and usable, online version. Here’s an example of a direct conversion from Word to HTML. Before… Read more »
Tag: policies
Why you probably shouldn’t use Word to create your policy documents
Imagine you are an IT manager for an organisation that has been implementing new IT systems. You have now reached the point where you need to create and document the new IT policies and procedures. The organisation already has some general policies for IT in its staff handbook, but you need to provide more detailed… Read more »
Case study: Creating an easy to use Listener Guide for the Samaritans and the Prison Service
Through its Listener Scheme in prisons, Samaritans provides emotional support to prisoners who are struggling to cope, are self harming or are feeling suicidal. Guidance for Samaritans volunteers that run and support Listener schemes was contained in a hard copy manual (the Guide to Prisons) which was cumbersome to update, difficult to navigate and not… Read more »
How can growing businesses get past the 5 and 10 employee barriers?
According to Dr Alan Rae, the number of companies in the UK that go from employing fewer than 10 to more than 10 in a year is only about 1600. The reason, he explains, is that each new person hired adds another layer of relationships. By the time you’re up to about 12 or 13… Read more »
Here is the recording of our “writing policies and procedures” webinar
For those who were unable to attend the live event this morning, here is the link to the recording of our webinar: Writing policies and procedures: The most common issues, and how to fix them.