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#finance #emergency-fund #savings

finance Beginner

Decide Whether to Keep an Emergency Fund in Savings or a Money Market Fund

I have a 6-month emergency fund sitting in a regular savings account at 0.5% APY...

#education #differentiation #classroom

education Advanced

Plan a lesson that works for students who finish in 10 minutes and students who need 60

I teach a mixed-readiness class. On any given lesson, some students finish in 10...

#business #strategy #planning

business Advanced

Pressure-test a strategy before you commit a quarter to it

Act as a skeptical board member who's seen plenty of strategies fail. I'm about ...

#business #operations #principles

business Intermediate

Write a one-page operating principles doc the team will actually remember

I want to write a one-page operating principles document for my team — the kind ...

#hr #performance-management #difficult-conversations

Have a 'you're underperforming' conversation without making it a surprise

I need to have a conversation with a direct report about underperformance. The p...

#calibration #performance #bias

Design a Calibration Meeting Process That Reduces Manager Bias

You are a compensation and performance design specialist. Design a calibration m...

productivity Intermediate

Build a Personal Knowledge Management System That Survives the Honeymoon

Act as a knowledge management practitioner who has seen every shiny tool come an...

#pkm #note-taking #productivity

#business #board #executive

business Advanced

Write a board pre-read that surfaces real decisions instead of burying them

Help me draft a 3-page board pre-read for our quarterly meeting. The deck curren...

#creative #naming #branding

creative Beginner

Brainstorm names that aren't already a startup

I need names for a project, product, brand, or character (I'll describe it and t...

#hr #feedback #difficult conversations

Prepare for a difficult conversation with an employee

I have to have a hard conversation with someone on my team (I'll describe the si...

#finance #compensation #equity

finance Intermediate

Decode a Compensation Offer Beyond the Base Salary

Help me evaluate this comp offer beyond the base number. Offer: base [X], target...

productivity Intermediate

Run a Friday Weekly Review That Actually Changes Next Week

Run me through a 25-minute Friday weekly review that actually changes how next w...

#weekly-review #retrospective #planning

#hr #onboarding #new-hire

hr Intermediate

Generate a 30-60-90 Day Onboarding Plan

Create a 30-60-90 day onboarding plan for the role described. For each phase inc...

#productivity #gtd #weekly-review

productivity Beginner

Weekly Review Template (GTD-Inspired)

Generate a weekly review template inspired by GTD with these sections: Get Clear...

#pre-mortem #launch #risk

business Intermediate

Business: Run a Pre-Mortem Before a Big Launch

Run a structured pre-mortem on a launch I'm planning. Imagine it's 90 days post-...

#dependencies #architecture #build-vs-buy

coding Intermediate

Coding: Decide Between a Library and Writing It Yourself (Honestly)

I'm choosing between adding a dependency for [feature] and writing ~50-200 lines...

#hr #performance-reviews #feedback

hr Intermediate

HR: Write a Performance Review That's Honest Without Being a Surprise

I'm writing a performance review and need it to be useful, not pageantry. Help m...

#business #hiring #decision-making

business Intermediate

Business: Decide Whether to Hire, Contract, or Outsource a New Function

I need a new function in the company (e.g., design, finance, ops) and I'm torn b...

HR: Write a Performance Improvement Plan That's Actually Designed to Improve Performance

I'm writing a PIP for an underperforming employee and I don't want it to be a th...

#hr #performance #pip

productivity Intermediate

Productivity: Plan a Week Around the One Thing That Has to Ship

Plan my week, but design it backwards from the one thing that has to ship by Fri...

#productivity #planning #focus

#finance #debt #investing

finance Intermediate

Finance: Decide Whether to Pay Down Debt or Invest the Cash

I have extra cash and I'm torn between paying down a debt or investing. Walk me ...

#email #vendor-management #difficult-conversations

email Intermediate

Email: Tell a Vendor We're Switching Without Burning the Bridge

Write an email to a vendor we've worked with for [TIME] telling them we're movin...

#email #internal-communications #change-management

email Advanced

Email: Announce a Reorg Without Triggering a Slack Spiral

Draft an internal email announcing [REORG DETAILS]. Lead with what's changing an...