Guides to the work these templates do

Each guide explains one task the way a practitioner does it, works through an example with real figures, and includes a prompt you can copy and run in ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini.

Prompts for Work

Finance, strategy, sales, operations and the other business functions, one task per guide.

Strategy & Consulting pack

TAM, SAM and SOM: How to Size a Market, with a Worked Example

The three figures, bottom-up sizing in six steps, and a company whose market was not the problem.

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Finance & Analysis pack

13-Week Cash Flow Forecast: How to Build One, with a Worked Example

The rows, the direct method and seven steps, worked through on a profitable company that breaches its loan covenant in week 9.

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Marketing & Brand pack

How to Write a Positioning Statement (STP), with Examples

STP, points of parity and difference, and the one claim in nine that passed the competitor test.

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Sales & BD pack

Mutual Action Plan: What It Is and How to Build One

Every step to signature with one owner and a date, built backwards from a 1 November go-live.

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Product & Project pack

RAID Log: Template and Example for Project Managers

The columns, scoring and responses, with a real top five from a 23-entry pre-mortem.

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HR & Talent pack

Structured Interview Scorecard: Template and Example

Same questions, anchored scales, scores before the debrief, after a $287,000 mis-hire.

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Operations & Process pack

How to Write an SOP: Template and Example

Numbered steps, one owner and a measurable standard each, from a returns process run four ways.

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Data & Reporting pack

Writing SQL with ChatGPT or Claude, and How to Check the Result

Grain, fan-out joins and row-count checks, and the join that added 8% to average order value.

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Executive Communication pack

How to Write an Executive Summary Using the Pyramid Principle

The governing thought, three reasons, the ask and the risk, on one page for a sceptical board.

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Prompts for Life

Job search, money, writing, travel and the other decisions at home.

Career & Job Search pack

How to Write a Cover Letter with ChatGPT That Doesn’t Read as AI

The four-part structure, a 156-word example letter, and why generic AI letters get noticed.

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Personal Finance pack

Zero-Based Budget: Example and Template

Every dollar allocated before the month starts, from a $270 monthly shortfall to a cleared card.

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Side Business pack

How to Price Freelance Work: Your Effective Hourly Rate

Cost floor, market range and value to the client, from a $45 quote that paid $30 an hour.

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Writing & Communication pack

Complaint Letter Template That Gets a Refund

Remedy and deadline first, six dated facts, and a $300 offer that became $950.

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Life Admin & Big Events pack

Wedding Budget: What to Do When the Quotes Exceed It

Cost per head, the order to cut in, and $9,400 removed before a single deposit.

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Travel Planning pack

What a Family Trip to Japan Costs: A Budget for Four

Twelve days for four, from $12,400 to $8,900, and a rail pass priced journey by journey.

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Learning & Skills pack

Spaced Repetition Study Plan for a Certification Exam

Reviews at widening intervals, early mocks and an error log, from 58% to 81%.

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School & MBA Applications pack

How to Write a College Personal Statement

The angle, the opening detail and the voice check, from a draft that could have been anyone’s.

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Health & Fitness pack

How to Appeal a Denied Health Insurance Claim

The reason code, the itemised bill and a one-page appeal, from $860 denied to $1,070 recovered.

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