{"id":"exec-board-question-prep-faq","audience":"executives","category":"leadership-work","track":"leadership","technique":"verification","level":"advanced","title":"Prepare likely board questions with answers from the pack","free":false,"task":"Before the board meeting, your CEO wants the 4 hardest questions directors are likely to ask, each answered only from the pack. Format each as a Q: line then an A: line, and end every answer with its source in brackets, like [Tab 3]. If the pack has no answer, write \"A: Not in pack - need to prepare\". Plain text, under 220 words.","materialLabel":"Board pack extracts (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"Halden Robotics - Board pack extracts - Q3\n\n[Tab 1] CEO report\nRevenue $8.2M vs plan $9.0M. Two large orders slipped to Q4 when customers delayed factory openings. Q4 pipeline covers 1.8x the Q4 plan.\n\n[Tab 2] Financials\nGross margin 41% vs 45% plan, driven by expedited freight on motor parts ($310k). Cash $14.5M, runway 19 months at current burn.\n\n[Tab 3] Product\nModel R3 launch moved from October to January after a safety certification retest. Two pilot customers are waiting on R3.\n\n[Tab 4] People\nEngineering attrition 18% annualized vs 10% last year. Exit interviews cite compensation. A compensation review is planned but not costed yet.\n\n[Tab 5] Risks\nSingle supplier for motor parts. A second supplier is being qualified; no date given.\n\nPrior board minutes (Jul): Directors asked for a plan to reduce supplier dependence \"by next meeting.\"\n\nCEO's own note: \"I think the board will mostly ask about the new office.\"","rules":[{"type":"maxWords","max":220},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Easy questions","why":"The AI asks friendly questions, or follows the CEO's note about the office.","fix":"Say: \"The 4 hardest questions, about misses and open risks.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"No sources","why":"The AI writes confident answers you can't check against the pack.","fix":"Add: \"End each answer with its source tab in brackets, like [Tab 3].\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Filling gaps with guesses","why":"When the pack has no answer, the AI invents a date or cost.","fix":"Add: \"If the pack has no answer, write: Not in pack - need to prepare.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Loose Q&A shape","why":"The AI uses bold headings and long paragraphs.","fix":"Show it: \"Q: ... then A: ... Plain text, each answer under 35 words.\"","checks":["plainText","maxWords","r0"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Asks for hard questions","patterns":["hard","tough","difficult","challeng"]},{"label":"Fixes the count and shape","patterns":["\\b(4|four)\\b.{0,15}question","q:","a:"]},{"label":"Requires sources","patterns":["source","\\[tab","cite"]},{"label":"Says what to do with gaps","patterns":["not in pack","no answer","don.?t (guess|invent)"]},{"label":"Sets length and format","patterns":["\\d+\\s*words","plain"]}],"hint":"Board prep is only useful if the answers are checkable. Ask for sources on every answer and an honest label when the pack falls short.","rubricLabels":["Has exactly 4 questions, each as a Q: line followed by an A: line","Every answer that comes from the pack ends with a bracketed tab source (like [Tab 2]) and its facts match that tab","At least one answer is \"Not in pack - need to prepare\" for a gap the pack leaves open (such as the cost of the compensation review or a date for the second supplier), and no answer invents a number"]}