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Brief your manager up the chain (without writing a wall)

When you need to update an executive who has 4 minutes and 200 reports.

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Brief my VP on what my team did this week. They have 4 minutes.

Inputs:
- This week's team output: {{paste — Slack summary, standup notes, shipped items, deals closed, etc.}}
- Anything broken or off-track: {{paste}}
- What I'm asking from them this week: {{paste — or "nothing"}}

Output:

## Achievements (3 max)
What actually shipped or moved. Not "made progress on" — name the thing.

## Blockers (only real ones)
What's stuck and why. If I can unblock it myself, it doesn't go here.

## Asks (only if I have them)
The specific thing I need from them — a decision, an intro, a slot on an agenda. Include the deadline.

Format:
- 4 bullets max per section
- Each bullet ≤ 1 line
- No adjectives ("great progress", "exciting news") — they signal nothing
- Include a number per bullet where possible
- If a section has nothing, write "Nothing this week" — don't fabricate

Closing line: one sentence on what next week looks like. No more.

Hard rule: if my answer to "what should they do with this update" is "just be aware," I'm wasting their 4 minutes. Cut it.
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