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Rightsizing Your Policies: Stop Managing to the 5% with Mitchell Jeffery
Your policies are not failing because of the 5% who might abuse them, but because they quietly erode trust with the 95% who are doing their best work. When disruption hits, control-heavy policies put managers in an impossible spot and make your top performers feel punished instead of trusted.
Mitchell Jeffery, founder of Ember Collective, helps organizations redesign HR policies from control-based to trust-centered frameworks that actually support modern work. In this episode, he and host Kim Bohr break down why rigid attendance and one-size-fits-all rules damage credibility, and how reframing “fair” vs. “equitable” can transform the employee experience.
Mitchell Jeffery and Kim Bohr explore:
Why policies built for the 5% quietly alienate the 95%—and how to spot it in your organization.
The fair vs. equitable framework for attendance, PTO, holidays, and bereavement.
How return-to-office mandates and point-based attendance systems erode trust at the manager level.
The four policies to reform first if you want to build trust resilience before the next disruption.
For executives, CHROs, and senior leaders who want to build high-trust, high-performance organizations, this episode offers a practical starting point: begin with policy, not another culture campaign.
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By SparkEffectYour policies are not failing because of the 5% who might abuse them, but because they quietly erode trust with the 95% who are doing their best work. When disruption hits, control-heavy policies put managers in an impossible spot and make your top performers feel punished instead of trusted.
Mitchell Jeffery, founder of Ember Collective, helps organizations redesign HR policies from control-based to trust-centered frameworks that actually support modern work. In this episode, he and host Kim Bohr break down why rigid attendance and one-size-fits-all rules damage credibility, and how reframing “fair” vs. “equitable” can transform the employee experience.
Mitchell Jeffery and Kim Bohr explore:
Why policies built for the 5% quietly alienate the 95%—and how to spot it in your organization.
The fair vs. equitable framework for attendance, PTO, holidays, and bereavement.
How return-to-office mandates and point-based attendance systems erode trust at the manager level.
The four policies to reform first if you want to build trust resilience before the next disruption.
For executives, CHROs, and senior leaders who want to build high-trust, high-performance organizations, this episode offers a practical starting point: begin with policy, not another culture campaign.