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Commit to one age-assumption audit

Commit to auditing one hiring, staffing, or promotion decision for age-based proxies.

Audit one real people decision for age-coded proxy language before it is finalized. Hiring debrief, promotion calibration, project staffing, succession planning, or learning-program nomination where age could become a shortcut. In [decision], I will replace the phrase [age-coded proxy] with the observable criterion [specific behavior/evidence] before we decide. In 2 days, check whether you completed the audit and whether one criterion became more observable. A hiring debrief where "young energy," "gravitas," or "culture fit" appears in notes. A project staffing decision where "digital native" or "steady hand" is being used as shorthand. A promotion calibration where career-stage assumptions are mixed…

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