{"id":"lead-stretch-assignment-delegation-email","audience":"managers","category":"leadership-work","track":"leadership","level":"intermediate","technique":"context","title":"Delegate a stretch assignment with decision rights and check-ins","free":false,"task":"Write an email delegating the vendor renewal to Noor, an analyst who has never done one. Plain text, under 170 words, subject line first. Use these four labeled paragraphs: Outcome, You decide, Check with me, Check-ins. Give a fixed date for each check-in. Use only the notes and do not take back the work or suggest she may fail.","materialLabel":"Your notes (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"Delegation notes - renewal of the Brightline analytics contract\n\n- Noor Haddad (analyst, 2 years) takes it end to end. Stretch assignment, she asked for more ownership.\n- Contract ends Dec 31; vendor wants an answer by Dec 6.\n- Outcome I want: a renewal at or below this year's $48,000, or a clear recommendation to switch.\n- She can decide: which tier, negotiation talking points, whether to ask for a multi-year discount (up to 2 years).\n- She must check with me before: signing anything, agreeing to a price above $48,000, or going past 2 years.\n- Check-ins: 15 minutes, Tuesdays: Nov 12 (plan), Nov 19 (vendor call prep), Nov 26 (draft terms).\n- Procurement (Gil) will handle paperwork; Noor shouldn't chase signatures.\n- My worry: she may be shy about pushing back on the vendor. Don't write that.","rules":[{"type":"maxWords","max":170},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Missing labels","why":"The AI writes a friendly narrative without the four labeled paragraphs.","fix":"Say: \"Four labeled paragraphs: Outcome, You decide, Check with me, Check-ins.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Vague check-ins","why":"The AI says 'let's sync weekly'.","fix":"Say: \"Use the three dates: Nov 12, Nov 19, Nov 26.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Undermining her","why":"The AI adds 'I know pushing back may be hard' from the worry note.","fix":"Say: \"Don't mention any concern about her; sound confident.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Markdown","why":"The AI adds bold labels and bullets.","fix":"Say: \"Plain text, no bold.\"","checks":["plainText"]},{"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 paragraph: \"each under 35 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":"Names the four labels","patterns":["outcome","you decide","check with me","check-?ins?"]},{"label":"Mentions dates","patterns":["nov(ember)? \\d+","dates?"]},{"label":"Sets decision limits","patterns":["\\$48,000","price","2 years"]},{"label":"Keeps a confident tone","patterns":["confident","trust","don'?t (suggest|mention)"]},{"label":"Plain text with subject","patterns":["subject","plain text"]}],"hint":"Name the four labeled paragraphs, give the check-in dates, and say what the email must not hint at.","rubricLabels":["The email starts with a Subject line and then has four paragraphs labeled Outcome, You decide, Check with me and Check-ins","The Check-ins paragraph lists Nov 12, Nov 19 and Nov 26, and Check with me names signing, a price above $48,000 and going past 2 years","Does not say she might be shy, struggle or fail, and says Gil in Procurement handles paperwork"]}