Before any sensitive decision, ask: if published with full detail on tomorrow's front page, would I defend it with pride or look for an exit?

In news writing: most important first, important next, extra last — reader gets it even if stops mid-way.

Per decision type: who proposes, decides, consulted, informed.

Each team member: annual signature on disclosure of relationships affecting decisions.

In crisis: one person leads, all report to them, fast decisions — not "committee".

Identify 5 core values and verify your decisions actually reflect them.

Before ethically murky decision, evaluate on 4 axes: legal/ethical/values/reputation.

Request output as JSON with a defined schema to enable automated processing without manual parsing.

When an LLM helps you with content you publish or send, disclose it clearly.

Don't paste contracts, health data, or IP into a public model — may appear in later training.

Define 5 contexts where you'll NEVER use AI. Write them. Stick to them.

"AI text didn't copy anyone" is myth. Ensure you don't publish someone's idea/sentence unattributed.

Don't ask AI "write in author X's style". That = using their commercial style sans permission.

Write a personal list of situations where you exclude AI entirely — irreversible decisions needing purely human judgment.