{"id":"exec-pre-read-three-questions-for-board","audience":"executives","category":"leadership-work","track":"leadership","level":"intermediate","technique":"audience","title":"Write three questions directors should consider before the meeting","free":false,"task":"For a board pre-read, write exactly 3 numbered questions the directors should think about before Thursday's meeting. Each question is under 30 words, references one number from the notes, asks for a judgment (not a fact), and none asks about the topics marked closed. Plain text, nothing before or after.","materialLabel":"Board pack notes (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"Board meeting Thursday - key items\n\n1. Plan: next-year revenue plan assumes $31M (this year: $26.4M, +17%). Sales capacity: 12 reps, quota $2.4M each; last year's attainment was 68%.\n2. Pricing: proposal to raise list prices 6% on Jan 1. Estimated churn effect: 1-3% of customers (range from the analysis).\n3. Acquisition: management wants approval to open talks with a $4M-revenue competitor; price range $6-8M. Funding: $5M cash on hand after the plan.\n4. CTO succession: closed; handled by the Nominating Committee. Do not raise in pre-read.\n5. Facilities lease: closed; approved last meeting.\n\nContext: the chair prefers questions that force trade-offs, not \"do you agree?\".","rules":[{"type":"questionCount","count":3},{"type":"maxWords","max":105}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Yes/no questions","why":"The AI asks 'Do you agree with the plan?'.","fix":"Say: \"Ask for a judgment that forces a trade-off.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"No numbers","why":"The AI asks generic questions.","fix":"Say: \"Each question references one number from the notes.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Closed topics","why":"The AI includes the CTO succession.","fix":"Say: \"Skip the closed topics.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Wrong count","why":"The AI writes 5 questions.","fix":"Say: \"Exactly 3 numbered questions.\"","checks":["questionCount"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting. Ask for a total word limit and it often lands over it.","fix":"Cap each: \"each question under 25 words.\"","checks":["maxWords"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting. Ask for a total word limit and it often lands over it.","fix":"Cap each part instead, for example: \"each line under 12 words.\"","checks":["maxWords"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Three questions","patterns":["3 questions","three"]},{"label":"Judgment","patterns":["judgment","trade-off"]},{"label":"Numbers","patterns":["number","reference"]},{"label":"Skips closed","patterns":["closed","skip"]},{"label":"Short","patterns":["under \\d+ words"]}],"hint":"State the count, that each must force a judgment and cite a number, and the topics to skip.","rubricLabels":["Has exactly three numbered questions, each under 30 words, covering the revenue plan, pricing and the acquisition, and each asks for a judgment rather than a yes/no or a fact","Each question references one number from the notes (for example $31M with 68% attainment, 6% with 1-3% churn, $6-8M with $5M cash)","None mentions the CTO succession or the facilities lease"]}