Create a CEO prompt pack for my company. Use the information below to write 8 separate copy-paste prompts I can use in ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini. Company context: [COMPANY CONTEXT] Current priorities and constraints: [CURRENT PRIORITIES] My leadership team and stakeholders: [STAKEHOLDERS] Writing voice and decision style: [LEADERSHIP STYLE]
Cover these jobs: annual or quarterly priorities; a decision memo with options and trade-offs; a board update; preparation for an executive-team meeting; a response to a missed target; hiring or evaluating a senior leader; a customer or investor communication; and a pre-mortem for a major initiative. For each prompt, include: 1) a clear task and expert role for the AI, 2) only the context it needs, 3) a requested output format, 4) decision criteria or questions that prevent superficial analysis, and 5) a final instruction not to invent company facts, metrics, customer quotes, or legal conclusions. Make each prompt usable even if I replace only the bracketed fields. Give the pack as a numbered list. For each item, provide a short use-case label, the full prompt in plain text, and one sentence explaining when to use it. Make board and investor material distinguish facts from assumptions. Make people-management material focus on observable behavior, expectations, support, and next steps rather than diagnosing motives. For strategic decisions, require a recommendation, alternatives rejected, downside risks, leading indicators, and an owner. Before answering, check that all eight prompts ask for a concrete deliverable rather than broad advice. Also flag any task where I should involve counsel, finance, HR, or another qualified professional. Ask up to 3 clarifying questions only if a required input is missing.
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| Placeholder | What to enter | Example |
|---|---|---|
| [COMPANY CONTEXT] | Describe the company, market, business model, size, and current stage. | B2B workflow software company, 85 employees, $14M ARR, selling to mid-market operations teams. |
| [CURRENT PRIORITIES] | List the most important goals, deadlines, risks, and resource constraints. | Reach $20M ARR, reduce churn from 9% to 6%, launch enterprise plan by June; engineering hiring is slow. |
| [STAKEHOLDERS] | Name the relevant executive roles, board audience, investors, customers, or teams. | Three-person board, VP Sales, VP Product, VP Engineering, CFO, and two lead investors. |
| [LEADERSHIP STYLE] | Describe the tone, level of directness, and decision principles you want reflected. | Direct and calm; state the decision, evidence, risks, owner, and review date. |
How to use
- Paste the prompt and replace all four bracketed fields with current company details.
- Save the resulting prompts in a shared executive operating document, but remove confidential information before using public AI tools.
- Test one prompt on a real decision and check that its assumptions, owners, and metrics match your operating reality.
- Follow up with: “Rewrite prompt 3 for a board that wants more financial detail and fewer operating anecdotes.”
Variations
Board update
Use when you need one board-ready reporting prompt rather than a full pack.
Draft a prompt that will turn my notes into a concise board update. Company and period: [COMPANY AND PERIOD]. Source notes and metrics: [SOURCE NOTES]. Board priorities: [BOARD PRIORITIES]. Require sections for headline, performance versus plan, cash and forecast, key decisions, risks, and specific asks. Separate verified numbers from management assumptions, identify missing metrics, and do not invent explanations for variances. Ask up to 3 questions only if source material is missing.
Decision memo
Use when you need to make a consequential choice with competing options.
Help me write a decision memo about [DECISION]. Context and constraints: [CONTEXT]. Options under consideration: [OPTIONS]. Decision deadline and owner: [DEADLINE AND OWNER]. Produce a two-page memo with recommendation, decision criteria, option comparison, financial and execution implications, reversible versus irreversible elements, risks, mitigations, and 30-day leading indicators. Label assumptions clearly and flag inputs that require finance, legal, or technical validation. Ask up to 3 questions only if needed facts are absent.
Executive meeting
Use before a leadership-team meeting that needs decisions, not status updates.
Create an executive-team meeting agenda from [MEETING PURPOSE], [OPEN DECISIONS], and [CURRENT METRICS]. Produce a 60-minute agenda with the decision required for each topic, pre-read needed, discussion owner, timebox, decision rule, and post-meeting owner. Exclude routine reporting unless it changes a decision. Include a short opening that names the company priority at stake and a decision log template. Do not infer facts missing from my inputs; ask up to 3 clarifying questions only when required.
Tips
- Keep the CEO prompt pack tied to your actual operating cadence: board cycle, planning cycle, forecast rhythm, and leadership meetings.
- For decisions, ask the model to name disconfirming evidence and the conditions that would reverse its recommendation.
- Do not paste customer contracts, personnel investigations, or nonpublic financial detail into a tool unless your company has approved that use.
- Use AI to structure judgment, then have the accountable executive validate the facts and make the decision.
FAQ
Can a CEO use these prompts for board materials?
Yes, but treat the output as a draft. Verify every number, forecast, and statement about customers or the market before it reaches directors.
Should I ask AI to choose the strategy?
Ask it to frame options, trade-offs, and missing evidence. The CEO and leadership team remain accountable for the choice.
What company information should I avoid sharing?
Follow your AI-use policy and avoid sensitive personnel, contract, security, and nonpublic financial information in unapproved tools.