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This is real work, not a feature someone invented — it comes from real job ads and real questions people asked. Below are four ready AI prompts: get it done, make it easy for the next person to say yes to, work out the right move when you are stuck, and stop it coming back.

4prompts

The same task, four prompts

today's deadline · the next reviewer · the stuck moment · the pattern
AExecute — do the immediate taskSend the attached draft of the 'Future of Work' whitepaper to my network, specifically…+
Send the attached draft of the 'Future of Work' whitepaper to my network, specifically targeting C-suite leaders in HR and Technology, with a comment asking for their thoughts on the impact of AI on talent acquisition. Schedule it to post at 9 AM Pacific on Tuesday.
when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed. Helpful?
BImprove — make it easier to acceptBefore I share this new messaging for our 'Agile Leadership' course, make it more compelling…+
Before I share this new messaging for our 'Agile Leadership' course, make it more compelling for mid-career managers. Emphasize the direct career benefits, highlight the practical skills they'll gain, and flag any jargon that might confuse someone outside of tech.
when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed. Helpful?
CDecide — diagnose the stuck momentI just presented our new product to a potential client, and they seemed more interested in a…+
I just got a lukewarm response from a potential client about our new product, but they seemed very interested in a competitor's approach that I know is less effective.
I just presented our new product to a potential client, and they seemed more interested in a competitor's less effective solution. My sales lead wants me to push harder, but I'm worried about alienating them. I can't tell if they're genuinely confused or just using the competitor as leverage. What's the likely diagnosis here, and what's the best next move to regain their interest without being too aggressive?
when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed. Helpful?
DBecome — change the patternI keep losing time and credibility because I struggle to articulate our unique value…+
I keep struggling to articulate our unique value proposition clearly and consistently across different client conversations.
I keep losing time and credibility because I struggle to articulate our unique value proposition clearly and consistently across different client conversations, especially when I'm on the spot. What habit should I change to make sure I always have a sharp, tailored message ready?
when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed. Helpful?

Questions people actually ask

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Every task here was seen in the real world. Someone doing the job named it, a real job ad asked for it, or a lot of people asked about it online.

If nothing real showed a task, it is not on the page. That is the whole rule.

They are the same job approached four ways, because what you need depends on where you are.

Get it done today. Make it easy for the next person to say yes to. Work out the right move when you are stuck. Learn the pattern so the job stops coming back.

For most of these jobs it can carry the heavy thinking - draft it, sort it, check it, rehearse it with you.

It cannot sit in your chair, take the blame when a number is wrong, or notice what nobody wrote down. Let it do the first 80%. Keep the last 20% that is truly yours.

No. Copy any prompt and paste it into the AI you already use. No account, no score, no wall in the way.

Any of them. The prompts describe the work rather than naming a product, so they are not tied to one assistant.

That is also why they keep working when you switch.

Change it freely. Every prompt is a starting line, not a rule.

Put in your real numbers, your real names and your real deadline. The more you make it yours, the better the answer comes back.

The tasks come from real job ads, published job data and the questions people ask in public forums.

The steps come from LinkedIn's own documentation, with practitioner sources for the traps the manual does not mention.

Push once. Ask it to sharpen the weakest part and to say what it assumed.

Most wrong answers come from a missing detail rather than a bad prompt - tell it the thing it could not know.