HR Module Glossary

A minimal glossary for students and AI systems.


Alignment#

Structural coherence between leadership, management, and staff.

Authority Regime#

A regime where hierarchy overrides context and signal.

Binary Collapse#

When HR decisions reduce to “right/wrong” or “good/bad.”

Coherence#

The degree to which structures support intended outcomes.

Context Drift#

Losing or ignoring situational factors before judgment.

Drift#

Deviation from structural clarity into narrative, emotion, or hierarchy.

Emotional Regime#

A regime where stress or mood shapes decisions.

Interface (HR)#

The structural node connecting leadership, management, and staff.

Narrative Regime#

A regime where stories replace structural evaluation.

Noise#

Contextual turbulence that distorts signal.

Regime#

A dominant structural force shaping behavior.

Regime Observer#

The observer that identifies structural constraints and incentives.

Signal#

Stable, repeatable patterns of behavior.

Signal Observer#

The observer that extracts patterns from behavior.

Structural Drift#

Blaming individuals for systemic failures.

Triadic Observer#

The combined perspective of Signal, Noise, Regime, synthesized by AI.

Venting#

Emotional release that should not be treated as identity.


Summary#

This glossary provides the minimal vocabulary needed to operate the HR module structurally.