feat: add 27 new skills across 7 professions — 80 skills, 21 plugins (v5.0.0)
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name: executive-summary
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description: "Write an executive summary for any document, report, or proposal. Use when asked to write an executive summary, management summary, briefing paper, or one-pager for senior stakeholders. Produces a structured summary that busy executives can read in under 3 minutes and act on."
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# Executive Summary Skill
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Writes executive summaries that busy decision-makers actually read — front-loaded with conclusions, structured for skimming, ruthless about what to include.
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## Required Inputs
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- **Source document or topic** (paste or describe)
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- **Audience** (CEO / board / investor / minister / client / committee)
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- **Decision or action needed** (what should the reader do after reading?)
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- **Length limit** (1 page / 2 pages / 500 words)
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- **Format** (formal report / slide / email / briefing paper)
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## Core Principle
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An executive summary is NOT a summary of the document. It is a standalone document that:
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- States the conclusion upfront — not at the end
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- Contains only what the reader needs to make a decision
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- Can be understood without reading anything else
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- Recommends a specific action
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## Output Structure
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### [Title]
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**Executive Summary**
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*Prepared for: [Audience] | Date: [Date] | Author: [Name]*
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**Bottom line up front:**
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[The most important thing. The recommendation or finding. 2-3 sentences. A reader who only reads this should know what you are asking or telling them.]
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**Background (why this matters):**
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[2-3 sentences. Minimum context to understand the bottom line. Not the history — just what the reader needs now.]
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**Key findings / analysis:**
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- **[Finding 1]:** [One sentence — specific and evidence-based]
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- **[Finding 2]:** [One sentence]
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- **[Finding 3]:** [One sentence]
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**Options considered:** (include only if a decision is being presented)
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| Option | Benefit | Risk | Recommendation |
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| [Option A] | [Benefit] | [Risk] | Recommended |
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| [Option B] | [Benefit] | [Risk] | Not recommended |
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**Recommendation:**
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[Specific. "We recommend [action] because [reason]. This will [outcome]." Not "we suggest consideration of options."]
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**Immediate next steps:**
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- [Action 1 — specific, with owner and date]
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- [Action 2]
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**Risks of inaction:** [What happens if the reader does nothing]
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**Full report:** [Reference to where the full document can be found]
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## Adapting for Different Audiences
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**CEO/MD:** Lead with financial or strategic impact. 1 page. Make the decision binary. Ask in sentence one.
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**Board:** Lead with governance or risk. Frame against organisational objectives. State specifically what you need from them.
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**Investor:** Lead with return or opportunity. Specific numbers. 1 page. Anticipate "why now."
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**Minister/senior public sector:** Lead with public benefit or policy alignment. Include cost-benefit framing.
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**Client:** Lead with their problem. Show you understand before presenting recommendation.
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## Quality Checks
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- Bottom line in first 3 sentences
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- Standalone — no need to read full document
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- Recommendation is specific
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- Fits length limit
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- Written for audience priorities not author priorities
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- Next steps have owners and dates
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## Example Trigger Phrases
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- "Write an executive summary of this report: [paste]"
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- "Summarise this document for the board: [paste]"
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- "Create a one-pager from this proposal for the CEO"
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- "Turn these findings into an exec summary"
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