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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...

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email beginner

Professional Resignation Letter with Notice Period

You are a career communication expert. I need to write a professional resignatio...

#email #resignation #professional

#hr #performance #feedback

ChatGPT Prompt: Difficult Performance Feedback Conversation Script

You are an experienced manager and coach. Help me prepare for a difficult perfor...

#creative #dialogue #subtext

creative Advanced

Write a Scene With Subtext, Not On-the-Nose Dialogue

Write a scene of about 400 words between [CHARACTER A] and [CHARACTER B]. The un...

#hr #skip-level #management

hr Intermediate

Run a 30-Minute Skip-Level That Surfaces What Managers Filter

I'm doing a skip-level with [direct report of someone who reports to me]. Backgr...

#creative #fiction #dialogue

creative Advanced

Creative: Write a Conversation Where Both Characters Are Right

I'm writing a scene where two characters disagree: [CONTEXT, STAKES]. The tempta...

#hr #performance-management #hiring

Hr: Manage a Senior Hire Who's Not Ramping

I hired [NAME] at a senior level [N] months ago and they're not ramping: [SYMPTO...

hr Intermediate

Design an interview loop that surfaces real skill instead of interview skill

Our interview loop is good at filtering for people who interview well, not neces...

#hr #hiring #interviews

customer-service Intermediate

De-escalate a customer who's angry about something we didn't do

I have a customer escalating loudly about an issue that turns out to be on their...

#customer-service #de-escalation #complaints

#hr #performance #feedback

Run a performance conversation that changes behavior instead of just documenting it

I need to have a performance conversation with [report] about [specific issue — ...

Design an interview loop that filters for the actual job, not just confident interviewees

I'm hiring for [role]. I've drafted a loop of [N] interviews: [list them]. Help ...

#hr #hiring #interviews

#hr #layoff #difficult-conversation

hr advanced

Run a layoff conversation that treats the person like an adult

Act as an HR leader who has run too many layoff conversations and seen them done...

#memo #meetings #decisions

writing Intermediate

Turn a 90-minute meeting transcript into a one-page decision memo

You are a chief of staff summarizing a meeting for people who weren't there. I'l...

#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...

#performance-conversation #difficult-conversation #manager

Prepare for a Difficult Performance Conversation Without Reading From a Script

Help me prepare for a difficult performance conversation without sounding like I...

#email #reply-all #etiquette

email Beginner

Reply All to a Thread You Were Cc'd On Without Hijacking It

I'm cc'd on an email thread where I have something useful to add — but I also do...

#hr #onboarding #new-hire

hr Beginner

HR: Design a 30/60/90 Plan a New Hire Won't Be Lost In

I'm onboarding a new hire and want a 30/60/90 plan that's specific, not generic....

#email #customer-success #renewals

email Intermediate

Email: Send a Renewal Reminder That Doesn't Feel Like a Dunning Notice

A customer's contract is up in 30 days and I want to remind them without soundin...

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

#legal #contracts #negotiation

legal Intermediate

Legal: Negotiate an Indemnification Clause Without Reading Law School

A vendor sent me a contract with an indemnification clause: [PASTE OR DESCRIBE]....

#design #critique #feedback

design Intermediate

Run a design critique that actually improves the work instead of validating it

Our design crits have become a parade of compliments. Designers present, the tea...

#email #cold outreach #sales

email Intermediate

Send a cold email that doesn't feel like a cold email

Help me write a cold email to [RECIPIENT — name, title, company]. I want to [GOA...

Respond to a raise request when the answer can't be yes right now

A team member just asked for a raise. They've done good work, but the answer can...

#hr #compensation #raise