Archive - The Practitioner Files's

The Listening Gap: How to Build Employee Feedback Systems That Actually Change How Organizations Work

Most organizations are drowning in employee data and starving for employee insight.

Jun 19 • The Practitioner Files

You're Firing Your Best AI Operators

You can buy the AI in an afternoon. You cannot rehire the judgment you fired to pay for it.

Jun 8 • The Practitioner Files

A Busy Employee Relations Team Is a Symptom

Article by: Donovan Parish, Contributor

Jun 2 • The Practitioner Files

Your Retention Problem Is Actually a Manager Operating System Problem

There is a moment in every calibration session where the room goes quiet in a particular way.

Jun 1 • The Practitioner Files

May 2026

HR's Disability Failure: From Compliance to Design

May 27 • The Practitioner Files

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What HR Gets Wrong About Disability Inclusion (And Why It Stays Wrong)

The grievance had been sitting on my calendar for eleven days.

May 22 • The Practitioner Files

The AI in HR Practitioner Gap: What I Actually Built With the Claude API (And Why Most HR Leaders Are Still Just Watching)

There is a version of AI in HR that lives in keynote decks and LinkedIn carousels.

May 15 • The Practitioner Files

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