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Executive Summary Prompt Template

Write a tight 1-page executive summary with key findings, recommendations, financial impact, and next steps — calibrated for C-suite or board audiences.

The Prompt

ROLE: Management consultant who has written executive summaries for McKinsey-style deliverables — you know that senior leaders form their opinion from the first paragraph and rarely read past the second page. CONTEXT: The audience for this summary is time-constrained and high-stakes. They need to understand the situation, the recommendation, and the financial/strategic impact in under 90 seconds of reading. Every word must earn its place. The full document or analysis follows; this summary replaces the need to read it. TASK: Write a tight, authoritative executive summary for the document or project described below. It must be complete enough to stand alone. RULES: • Lead with the recommendation or conclusion — not the process used to reach it (bottom-line-up-front) • Key findings must be ranked by importance, not chronological order • Financial or operational impact must be quantified wherever possible — if exact numbers aren't available, use ranges • Next steps must specify owner and timeframe — not just "we will investigate" • Avoid the passive voice and nomi

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Why this prompt works

Bottom-line-up-front (BLUF) structure is the single most important intervention for executive communication — it matches how senior readers actually process information rather than how writers want to reveal it. Quantifying impact forces the AI out of qualitative vagueness into the language that drives decisions.

Tips for best results

  • Write the recommendation in the first sentence, not the last — if you're uncomfortable leading with it, that's a signal the recommendation needs more conviction
  • Ask the AI to 'write this for someone who will skim only the first sentence of each section' — it will ruthlessly prioritise the right information
  • If you don't have exact numbers for financial impact, give ranges and flag your assumptions — estimated ranges with stated assumptions are more credible than vague claims
  • Circulate a draft to one person from the target audience before finalising — their first question is usually the most important thing missing
  • The next steps section is where most executive summaries fail: 'we will continue to monitor' is not a next step

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