1.1 · The number
Prompt
You’ll see: the number, the plan, the gap — in seconds, not in next Tuesday’s deck.
1.2 · The why
The follow-up that normally costs a week of analyst time:Prompt
You’ll see: the gap decomposed — which segment, which product, volume or price — with the biggest contributor named. No new meeting was scheduled to produce this.
1.3 · Decision support
Prompt
You’ll see: the relevant evidence assembled — trends, comparisons, capacity signals — framed for the decision, not just dumped. You direct the follow-ups from here, conversationally.
Here’s the real exercise: think of the question you didn’t ask in the last board meeting because the answer would have taken analytics a week. Ask it now.
Ask what you would ask your team.
✅ Checkpoint
- You got a number, a why, and decision support without leaving the conversation
- You asked the question you skipped in the last board meeting