Official skill · Management
Difficult conversation prep
Prepares a hard conversation: goal, facts vs interpretation, a neutral opening, listening prompts, likely reactions, next steps, and HR flags. Use it when A performance problem didn't improve after feedback.
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When to use it
- A performance problem didn't improve after feedback
- You need to deliver bad news or address conflict
What you give it
- What it's about and who it's with
- Dated facts and past conversations
- What you want to be true afterwards
What you get
A one-page prep with the opening words, listening prompts, responses to likely reactions, next steps, and HR flags checked.
How it works
- Set one goal
- Split facts from story
- Write the opening in 2 to 3 sentences
- Plan the listening
- Prepare for likely reactions
- Define next steps
- Check the HR flags
Example
What you give it
Need to talk to Priya (senior analyst). Missed the last 3 client report deadlines (2 Oct, 16 Oct, 30 Oct) by 1–2 days each. Client complained on 31 Oct. I gave feedback after the first miss. I think she's checked out since she didn't get promoted in September. No HR involvement yet.
What you get back (the start of it)
Conversation prep — missed report deadlines with Priya
*Preparation, not HR or legal advice. HR flags: none known; check before any formal step.*
Goal
Priya understands the client impact, we find what's causing the delays, and agree on a plan for the 13 Nov report.
Facts (observable, dated)
- 2 Oct, 16 Oct, 30 Oct: client reports delivered 1–2 days after the deadline.
- After 2 Oct: I gave feedback about the miss.
- 31 Oct: the client complained about the delays.
The rest of this output, the full steps and the checks the AI runs before it answers are in your pod once you add the skill.
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Changelog
- v1.0.1 · · Example: the opening line dates the client's complaint 31 October, as the input does, instead of "yesterday" (the input gives no meeting date).
- v1.0.0 · · First release.