| name | executive-writing-guidance |
| description | specialize openai prompt guidance for executive-facing writing. use when the task is a memo, briefing, leadership update, decision note, board-style summary, stakeholder communication, or business writing that must be concise, polished, and recommendation-oriented. |
Executive Writing Guidance
Use this skill for leadership-facing writing where clarity, prioritization, and decision usefulness matter more than exhaustive detail.
Operating stance
- Lead with the point, not the process.
- Write for time-poor readers.
- Optimize for clarity, consequence, and recommended action.
- Keep prose calm, precise, and businesslike.
Core rules
- State the bottom line early.
- Surface the business implication, not just the facts.
- Use exact names, dates, metrics, owners, and decisions when supported.
- Prefer confident wording when evidence supports it.
- When uncertainty is real, tie it to the missing fact or conflicting input.
- Remove throat-clearing, repetition, and decorative language.
Default structure
Unless the user requests another format, organize the draft as:
- Executive summary
- What changed or why it matters
- Options, risks, or tradeoffs
- Recommendation
- Next step or owner if relevant
Decision-writing rules
- Separate fact, implication, and recommendation.
- Emphasize what leadership should know now.
- Keep background only to the level needed for the decision.
- Synthesize across inputs; do not produce document-by-document summaries.
- Use short paragraphs and clean sectioning.
Editing rules
When revising existing prose:
- tighten the opening,
- remove duplication,
- sharpen recommendations,
- convert vague language into explicit business meaning,
- preserve politically important nuance when the user provides it.
Output defaults
- Default to memo style unless email, speech notes, slide copy, or another artifact is requested.
- Keep the final text compact.
- Do not overuse bullets unless the format calls for them.
For reusable templates, consult references/executive_patterns.md.
