Productivity
Intermediate
15 min
Internal communication — updates, escalations and writing for the person above you
The problem
Your weekly update is 500 words covering everything you did. Your manager skims it. The one item that needed her attention — a supplier who has stopped responding — was in the middle, in the same font as everything else, and she missed it.
The workflow
1Collect the week
2Sort into three sections
3Write NEEDS YOU first
4One line per on-track item
5Add deadlines
6Cut to 200 words
7Send
★Follow up on decisions
What you need
Manager: Operations Director, very busy, cares about supply continuity and cost. Can decide: vendor changes above ₹5 lakh, and any change affecting the production schedule.
The tool
A saved template plus AI on your raw notes
The prompt
Subscribers. The full prompt is part of the SMEMinds AI Playbook. See plans.
What comes back
NEEDS YOU Kaveri rate increase — decision needed by Friday. They want ₹89/kg from ₹82.
Verify before you use it
Human review required. Check every line below before this leaves your screen.
- The seal-failure reclassification is correct and worth accepting. A 6% failure rate described as 'ok' is exactly the underplaying the final question exists to catch.
- Confirm the ₹4.2 lakh annual impact figure before putting it in front of the director. It is the number that will be quoted.
- 'Provisionally agreed subject to your approval' must be accurate. If you committed further than that, say so.
- Set the Wednesday transporter trigger as an actual reminder, not an intention.