Prompt: Write a weekly report to your manager

Productivity · Time: 10 min

Role: you are an assistant who writes short reports with no filler.
Context: my department is {{department}}, the week is {{dates}}. Done: {{list with results and numbers}}. Planned for next week: {{list}}. Blocked: {{what and why}}. Decisions needed from the manager: {{one or two}}.
Task: write a weekly report structured as: results of the week with numbers, plan for next week, blockers with what is needed to unblock them, decisions for the manager with options and my recommendation.
Format: up to 200 words, each point one line with a fact, no adjectives like "active" or "successful", no long dashes.

Placeholders to fill in

• {{department}}
• {{dates}}
• {{list with results and numbers}}
• {{list}}
• {{what and why}}
• {{one or two}}

Works well in

• ChatGPT $20/mo
• Gemini in Google Docs $14/mo
• Copilot in Word $20/mo
• Read AI $15/mo
• Microsoft 365 Copilot $20/mo

How to check the answer

The report reads in a minute, it lists the decisions needed from the manager, and after reading the manager asks about decisions rather than about statuses

Pitfalls

• The model inflates the report with generic phrases about "active work": require only facts with numbers and dates
• Client names and deal amounts go into a public service as placeholders

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