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#calibration #performance #bias

hr Advanced

Design a Calibration Meeting Process That Reduces Manager Bias

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

#email #vendor #procurement

Decline a vendor's RFP response without burning the relationship

Help me write an email declining a vendor whose RFP response was strong but ulti...

finance Advanced

Translate the P&L into a one-page story a non-finance executive will read

Act as a controller. Translate our [PERIOD] P&L into a one-page narrative for no...

#finance #reporting #pnl

#data #analysis #planning

data Advanced

Write the analysis plan before I touch the data

I have a dataset and a business question (I'll describe both). Before I start qu...

#data #analysis #data-science

data Intermediate

Find the Story Hidden in My Dataset

You are a data analyst who turns numbers into decisions. I will describe or past...

#business #product #prioritization

business Intermediate

Should-We-Build-This Filter Before You Spec a Feature

Before I spec out [feature name and 2-sentence description], run me through a qu...

productivity Intermediate

Decision Journal Entry Template

Create a decision journal entry template for documenting a significant decision....

#productivity #decision-journal #decision-making

#product-kill #strategy #sunk-cost

business Advanced

Business: Decide Whether to Kill a Product That's Almost Breaking Even

I have a product line that's almost breaking even after 18 months. Help me work ...

#stress-test #budget #cash

Finance: Stress-Test a Budget Against the 3 Most Likely Bad Quarters

Stress-test my budget against three scenarios: (1) revenue drops 20% but costs h...

#email #pushback #disagreement

Email: Push Back on a Bad Decision Without Burning the Relationship

I disagree with a decision my manager or peer just made and I need to push back ...

#email #follow-up #gentle-reminder

email Beginner

Email: Follow Up on Something That's Been Ignored for Two Weeks

I sent an email two weeks ago and got no reply. Rewrite a follow-up that doesn't...

Finance: Decide Whether to Invest Now or Wait, Without Pretending to Time the Market

I have cash sitting in a savings account and I'm torn about when to invest. Help...

#finance #investing #dca

#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...

#finance #debt #investing

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: 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...

#business #hiring #decision-making

business Advanced

Business: Decide Between Two Final Candidates Who Are Both 'Good'

I have two finalists for [ROLE]. Candidate A: [STRENGTHS, GAPS]. Candidate B: [S...

#finance #personal-finance #real-estate

Finance: Decide Whether to Buy or Keep Renting When the Math Is Close

I'm trying to decide whether to buy or keep renting. Rent: [AMOUNT]. Target purc...

#excel #pivot-tables #executive-reporting

excel Intermediate

Excel: Turn a Pivot Table Into Something an Executive Will Actually Read

I built this pivot table: [PASTE STRUCTURE OR SCREENSHOT DESCRIPTION]. It's accu...

#business #m-and-a #decision-making

business Advanced

Business: Choose Between Two Acquisition Offers Where Money Isn't the Differentiator

We've got two acquisition offers for our company: [OFFER A], [OFFER B]. The cash...

#finance #personal-finance #debt

finance Beginner

Finance: Decide Whether to Pay Off Low-Interest Debt or Invest the Cash

I have [BALANCE] of debt at [RATE]% (low) and [CASH] sitting in savings earning ...

#email #vendor-management #offboarding

Tell a Vendor You're Leaving Without Burning the Bridge

I need to email a vendor we've used for three years to tell them we're moving to...

#business #partnerships #due diligence

business Intermediate

Evaluate a partnership pitch that sounds great in the deck but feels off in the gut

A bigger company pitched me a partnership. The deck shows complementary audience...

#data #storytelling #presentation

data Intermediate

Turn a 6-tab analysis into a 3-slide story for executives

I have a 6-tab analysis with 14 charts. I have 10 minutes with the leadership te...