Sent. Waiting on your answer before I build the tracker — the pathway determines the stage checklist, required documents, and whether DDE review is needed before any formal steps.

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  "text": "start a performance review for Ben",
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      "text": "Morning brief — Thursday 4 Jun\n\nProjects:\n• 0 due today\n• 3 due this week (all 5 Jun): bwj-team-coffee-shout (awaiting Ben on headcount), john-farrar-disciplinary-investigation (awaiting Ben's follow-up notes from 3 Jun meeting), margarette-rohan-ben-meeting (awaiting Ben to confirm date)\n• 0 blocked >30d",
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      "text": "Morning brief — 5 Jun 2026\n\nProjects:\n- 3 due today (all awaiting Ben Knight response by EOD: coffee shout headcount/timing, meeting date confirmation, disciplinary investigation follow-up notes)\n- 0 due this week\n- 0 blocked > 30d",
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      "text": "Hold on — before I send another follow-up, NPD already replied on 29 May and we haven't responded. Anna Bulley (Card Support) said:\n\n• Card was last used *11/05/2026*\n• She's re-entered the PIN as *2847* (took effect 2pm 29 May)\n• If the card was tried 3× (PIN failure), it would reset overnight\n• She's asking: *what error are you receiving at the pump?*\n\nSending another chase without answering her question would look odd. What I actually need from you:\n\n1. What error does the card give at the pu",
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      "text": ":clipboard: John Farrar written warning arrived from Ben Knight, but I'm hitting a Gmail API blocker extracting the PDF attachment.\n\nEmail: <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/19e95f461795990f>\nBen says: \"Written warning for John Farrar as per our meeting today\" — this is the signed warning from the formal investigation (project: john-farrar-disciplinary-investigation-may2026).\n\nAttachment: 20260605150417523.pdf (132KB) — the `gmail.getAttachment` call returns \"Invalid attachment token\".\n\nC",
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      "text": "Hi Larry",
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      "text": "Got it — project unblocked and updated. I've set it to *in-progress*, waiting on delivery + installation. I'll resurface it on 20 June so you can confirm it's done.\n\nDo you want me to let Mark or Andy know lights are on the way?",
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      "text": "yes, let them both know",
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      "text": "Done — DM'd both Mark Bidlake and Andy Stanning letting them know lights are on the way (~20 June).",
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      "text": "describe this",
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      "text": "This is a 3D render of the Brocklesby kitchen design. Key details:\n\n*Layout*\n• L-shaped run along the back/left walls with a large island bench in the foreground\n• Looks like a generous open-plan space with good natural light from two windows\n\n*Cabinetry*\n• Lower cabinets: dark charcoal/graphite flat-panel doors with slim black bar handles\n• Upper cabinets left side: warm timber veneer (light oak tone) — creates a two-tone contrast\n• Tall pantry/fridge tower: dark charcoal panel, consistent with",
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      "text": "_(Already replied above with the full description of the Brocklesby Kitchen 3 render — let me know if you need anything else on it.)_",
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      "text": "leave request",
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      "text": "\"Leave request\" — a few ways I can go here:\n\n1. *Submit one* — who, what type, what dates?\n2. *Show pending requests* — list of what's sitting unapproved?\n3. *Check someone's balance* — who?\n\nWhat are you after?",
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      "text": "i need leave",
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      "text": "Rohan Callander's leave request LR-025 is approved.",
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      "text": "I've put LR-025 through to Rohan for approval: annual leave for 2026-06-08 to 2026-06-09 (2 working days).",
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      "text": "You're all sorted — Rohan approved LR-025 for 2026-06-08 to 2026-06-09.",
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      "text": "what is first step in a performance review?",
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      "text": "The first step is *checking the employment agreement and any workplace policies* — these often set a specific process you must follow before doing anything else.\n\nAfter that, the general flow:\n\n• *Identify the issue early* — don't let underperformance become the new normal\n• *Have an informal conversation first* — raise the concern directly with the employee, give them a chance to respond\n• *Set clear expectations* — agree what \"good\" looks like and by when\n• *Provide support* — extra training, ",
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