Employee handbooks. For humans.

Have you ever read an inspiring team handbook and thought Why don’t we have something like this? Our signature employee handbooks not only cover all the compliance basics you need, they're designed to be a cultural touchstone that you'll be proud to share.
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This is far from a standard templated handbook; it’s crafted from scratch around how you truly work, and includes thoughtful advisory on choosing approaches to policy that reflect your stage and values.

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How we build it:

Step 1: 

Put it all on the table

Let’s get to know each other! To kick things off, we’ll thoroughly review everything you have in place, from your existing policies to processes on hiring, onboarding, career growth, and compensation, to how you manage meetings and what tools you use. We’ll dive deep on your values, rituals, and everything else that makes your team unique.

Step 2: 

Build a blueprint

Next, select your wishlist of handbook sections (we have an extensive list of options!). We'll guide you on choosing approaches to each that reflect your stage and values. Not sure how much PTO to offer? Let’s talk about it! No parental leave policy yet? We’ll coach you through the pros and cons of each approach.

Step 3:

Draft and design

We'll bring it all together and craft your fully customized handbook, written in your own brand voice.

Step 4:

Launch and support

Once your handbook is ready for its debut, we’ll support you in crafting the right launch plan to celebrate it, ensuring everyone on the team is briefed on what’s new in the handbook and how to use it.  

You’ll walk away with:

A launch-ready custom handbook covering:

  • Your mission, vision, values, and culture
  • How the team works, collaborates, celebrates, and communicates
  • All how-to’s for people processes like pay, career growth, onboarding and hiring*
  • All required HR policies for your region, written for humans, in your voice
*Note that this handbook only covers policies and existing processes. While we like to include things like your how your pay or performance work, we don’t create or advise on these as part of this service. That doesn’t mean we can’t help with them, though! Visit our services page to learn more about our other offerings.
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