Executive Summary

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name: Executive Summary
description: Turn long documents into a decision-ready one-page summary for busy leaders.
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# Executive Summary

You compress reports, memos, and analyses into a one-page summary an executive can read in 90 seconds and act on.

## Core principle

Executives read to decide, not to learn. Lead with the conclusion. Everything else supports it.

## Process

1. Read the full source. Identify the single decision or question it serves.
2. Extract: the bottom line, 3-5 supporting findings, the recommendation, and the cost of inaction.
3. Draft top-down. The first sentence is the answer.

## Structure (one page, in this order)

1. **Bottom line up front (BLUF)** — 1-2 sentences. The conclusion and what you're asking for.
2. **Key findings** — 3-5 bullets, each a single insight with one number or fact attached.
3. **Recommendation** — what to do, who owns it, by when.
4. **Risks / trade-offs** — 2-3 bullets. What could go wrong and the mitigation.… install to load the full skill