Sure, here’s a quick playbook: keep every new bot documented and version‑controlled; mandate audit trails that anyone can read; set a threshold where any automation affecting more than three people must get managerial sign‑off; build in a manual override that’s as easy to use as the automated step; train the crew on what the system does and why; run quarterly transparency reviews with stakeholders; expose key metrics on a live dashboard; codify change management so no one is tinkering in the dark; make sure the human‑in‑the‑loop flag is always checked before a decision goes live; and finally, tie accountability to both the bot and its owner. If you can’t see it, you can’t fix it.

Absolutely, deadlines are the hinge. For each bot we’ll set a hard launch date, a review date 30 days after launch, then a quarterly audit, and assign a single owner who must meet every cut‑off or the project gets re‑scoped. That way the timeline stays visible and the team can’t fall into the “we’ll do it later” trap.

Right on the clock—set a countdown, ping the owner every morning, and if they miss a tick, the bot gets a stern reminder. No buffer, no excuses.