{"id":"hr-30-day-checkin-talk-track","audience":"managers","category":"people-work","track":"people","level":"intermediate","technique":"context","title":"Write a 30-day check-in talk track for a new hire's manager","free":false,"task":"Write a talk track for a manager's 30-day check-in, plain text, with exactly these labeled parts: Open:, Ask:, Share:, Next steps:. Under 140 words. Ask: has exactly 4 lines starting with \"- \", each a question under 14 words about what is going well, what is unclear, support needed, and the 60-day goals. Share: is one sentence using only the facts in the notes. Do not ask about personal life, family or health, and do not mention any rating.","materialLabel":"Manager notes (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"New hire: Idris Mahmoud, Customer Success Associate, started Oct 12. Manager: Beth Calloway. Check-in booked Thursday Nov 12 at 2 pm for 30 minutes.\n\nFacts for the manager to share: Idris completed all 6 onboarding modules on Oct 30. He handled 38 customer calls solo since Oct 26. Two customers named him in survey comments. The 60-day goal set with him: handle onboarding calls for Tier 2 accounts by Dec 11.\nHR's reminder: check-ins are a conversation, not a performance rating. Beth should not discuss pay or probation in this meeting.\nBeth's own worries (do not say): she is concerned he talks too fast and wonders if he will fit the night shift. Idris mentioned that he is commuting 90 minutes a day.","rules":[{"type":"maxWords","max":170},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Using Beth's worries","why":"The AI includes 'talks too fast'.","fix":"Say: \"Use only the facts for the manager to share.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Personal questions","why":"The AI asks about the commute.","fix":"Say: \"No questions about personal life, family or health.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Wrong question count","why":"The AI asks seven questions.","fix":"Say: \"Ask: exactly 4 lines, each a question under 14 words.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Labels","why":"The AI uses its own headings.","fix":"Say: \"Parts labeled Open:, Ask:, Share:, Next steps:.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"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 15 words.\"","checks":["maxWords"]},{"title":"Markdown","why":"The AI bolds words or adds headings.","fix":"Say: \"Plain text, no bold, no headings.\"","checks":["plainText"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Four parts","patterns":["open:","ask:","share:","next steps:"]},{"label":"Four questions","patterns":["4 lines","exactly 4"]},{"label":"Question topics","patterns":["going well","unclear","support","60-day"]},{"label":"Banned topics","patterns":["personal","rating"]},{"label":"Word cap","patterns":["under \\d+ words"]}],"hint":"Give the four parts, the number of questions and what must not be asked or said.","mission":"Prepare a manager's 30-day check-in with a new hire.","musts":["Four short questions","No personal life or health","No ratings"],"rubricLabels":["Has the labels Open:, Ask:, Share:, Next steps: in that order, with Ask: having exactly 4 dash lines","The four questions are each under 14 words and cover what is going well, what is unclear, support needed, and the 60-day goals; Share: is one sentence using the facts (6 modules finished Oct 30, 38 solo calls, or two customer comments)","Has no question about commute, family, health or personal life, mentions no rating, pay or probation, and leaves out Beth's worries about his speed and the night shift"]}