{"id":"lead-cut-objectives-seven-to-three-rule","audience":"managers","category":"leadership-work","track":"leadership","level":"intermediate","technique":"constraints","title":"Cut seven draft objectives to three using a stated rule","free":false,"task":"Cut the seven draft objectives to three using this rule: keep an objective only if it (a) ties to a company priority listed in the notes and (b) has an owner and a measurable result. Output a markdown table with columns Objective, Keep or Cut, Reason (under 14 words), all seven rows. Then one single final line like Kept: A, B, C using the letters of the three kept objectives. If more than three qualify, keep the three with the earliest due dates.","materialLabel":"Draft objectives (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"Company priorities: (1) Retain customers, (2) Reduce cost to serve, (3) Ship the mobile app.\n\nDraft objectives\nA. Reduce churn from 4% to 3% - owner Lena - due Jun 30.\nB. Cut support cost per ticket from $12 to $9 - owner Omar - due Sep 30.\nC. Launch mobile app v1 - owner Priya - due Aug 31, \"at least 10,000 downloads\".\nD. Improve team culture - no owner, no measure.\nE. Redesign the logo - owner Jo - due Jul 15 (not tied to any priority).\nF. Raise NPS from 31 to 40 (retention link) - owner Sam - due Dec 31.\nG. Explore a partnership in Brazil - owner Eli - no measure.\n\nUpdate: Priya's launch date changed to Oct 31; Sam's NPS due date changed to Nov 30.","rules":[{"type":"maxWords","max":190}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Old dates","why":"The AI uses Aug 31 for the app.","fix":"Say: \"Use the updated dates.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Ignoring the rule","why":"The AI keeps the culture objective.","fix":"Say: \"Keep only objectives with an owner, a measure and a priority link.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Wrong table","why":"The AI changes columns.","fix":"Say: \"Columns: Objective, Keep or Cut, Reason.\"","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 reason: \"under 10 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":"Columns","patterns":["objective","keep or cut","reason"]},{"label":"Rule","patterns":["owner","measurable","priority"]},{"label":"Earliest","patterns":["earliest due"]},{"label":"Kept line","patterns":["kept:"]},{"label":"Update","patterns":["updated","changed"]}],"hint":"Name the columns, restate the rule, and mention the tie-break and the updates.","rubricLabels":["The table has columns Objective, Keep or Cut and Reason with seven rows A to G, and the reasons are under 14 words","A, B and C are Keep and F is Cut because four qualify and F has the latest due date (Nov 30) after the updates; D, E and G are Cut","The final line is a single line starting \"Kept:\" with the letters A, B and C, using the updated dates for C (Oct 31) and F (Nov 30)"]}