{"id":"lead-upward-feedback-script-sbi-boss","audience":"managers","category":"leadership-work","track":"leadership","level":"intermediate","technique":"tone","title":"Script feedback to your own boss using facts, impact and a request","free":false,"task":"Write a spoken script for giving feedback to your director about last-minute requests. Plain text, 5 sentences, under 100 words, respectful and direct. Sentence 1 asks permission to share feedback. Sentence 2 states two dated facts. Sentence 3 states the impact with a number. Sentence 4 makes one specific request. Sentence 5 asks what she thinks. No labels, no judgments about her character, and do not mention your own stress.","materialLabel":"Your notes (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"Notes - feedback for my director Helena\n\n- On Oct 3 and Oct 17, Helena asked my team for a customer analysis the same afternoon (at 2 pm for a 5 pm board pre-read).\n- On both days, 3 of my 6 analysts worked until about 9 pm. \n- Impact: other planned work slipped: the pricing review was delayed from Oct 10 to Oct 21.\n- Request: when a same-day ask comes up, give us at least 24 hours, or tell us which current work to drop.\n- She is generally supportive and a good sponsor for the team.\n- I am pretty burned out lately. (Do not mention.)\n- Helena often says \"just quickly.\" (Don't use as a character jab.)","rules":[{"type":"maxWords","max":100},{"type":"maxSentences","max":6},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Too many sentences","why":"The AI writes a long speech.","fix":"Say: \"Exactly 5 sentences.\"","checks":["maxSentences"]},{"title":"Character jab","why":"The AI says she is disorganized.","fix":"Say: \"Facts and impact only; no judgments about her character.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Mentioning burnout","why":"The AI adds personal stress.","fix":"Say: \"Don't mention your own stress.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Vague facts","why":"The AI says 'often'.","fix":"Say: \"Give the two dates, Oct 3 and Oct 17.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"No request","why":"The AI ends with a vague hope.","fix":"Say: \"Sentence 4: one specific request.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Markdown","why":"The AI adds labels.","fix":"Say: \"Plain spoken sentences.\"","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 sentence: \"each under 20 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":"Five sentences","patterns":["5 sentences","five"]},{"label":"Permission","patterns":["permission","ask if"]},{"label":"Facts and impact","patterns":["dated","impact","number"]},{"label":"Request","patterns":["request","24 hours"]},{"label":"No judgments","patterns":["character","judg"]}],"hint":"Give each sentence a job and say what must stay out.","rubricLabels":["Sentence 1 asks permission to share feedback and sentence 2 states the two dated facts (Oct 3 and Oct 17, same-afternoon requests for the board pre-read)","Sentence 3 states an impact with a number such as 3 of 6 analysts working until about 9 pm or the pricing review slipping from Oct 10 to Oct 21, and sentence 4 requests at least 24 hours' notice or a choice of work to drop","Sentence 5 asks what she thinks, and the script has no character judgment about Helena and does not mention the speaker's stress"]}