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Priya's Wednesday, two ways

8 lessons · 24 prompts

A day in the life of a Chiefs of Staff: what changes with these prompts.

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Priya, Chief of Staff at a mid-sized logistics company.

At 7:30 a.m., Priya opens her laptop. Her executive, the COO, has board prep at 2 and a conflict between a plant visit and a client call. She opens ChatGPT, types the scheduling constraints, and asks for three clear options plus a short conflict summary. She sends the best option to the COO's assistant.

Next she uses Claude to build a pre-read for a 10 a.m. pricing review. She pastes last week's notes and attendee names, then asks for a one-page summary and five questions the COO should ask. She trims two questions that feel too basic and adds one about the new warehouse timeline.

After the meeting, she drops raw notes into Gemini and asks for commitments, owners, and due dates. One owner is missing, so she assigns the operations lead and drafts a follow-up in the COO's voice.

At 2 p.m., she uses ChatGPT again to organize board pre-reads and a list of likely questions. She checks numbers against the finance deck and rewrites one answer to sound less defensive. By 4:30, the packet is ready and follow-ups are sent. She uses the extra hour to walk the floor, talk with two team leads, and hear what is really slowing the warehouse project.

Before

  • Calendar conflicts pile up before lunch
  • Briefings get written late at night
  • Action items slip through the cracks
  • Board prep feels rushed and tense

After this course

  • Schedule options are ready in minutes
  • Briefings are clear before the meeting
  • Follow-ups go out while they matter
  • Board prep feels calm and steady

What you'll learn

  • Schedule Options: Turn scheduling constraints into clear choices, conflict summaries, and reschedule notes.
  • Meeting Briefings: Assemble pre-reads, attendee context, and question lists so the executive is prepared.
  • Action Tracking: Pull commitments from notes and draft follow-ups that keep owners accountable.
  • Team Updates: Adapt one update for different teams and surface misalignments before they grow.
  • Executive Messages: Draft, tighten, and tailor messages from the executive to staff, peers, or partners.
  • Project Charters: Turn project ideas into charters, risk lists, and review plans for strategic initiatives.
  • Board Prep: Organize board pre-reads, agendas, and likely questions for a crisp meeting.
  • Decision Framing: Frame decisions, compare options, and pressure-test recommendations before commitment.

How this course works

  1. 8 lessonsOne task of your job each, from executive schedule coordination to decision support.
  2. Ready-to-paste promptsCopy, fill in the parts in {{brackets}}, paste into ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini.
  3. Tick and completeTick the prompts you tried and mark each lesson complete.
  4. Get certifiedFinish and keep the prompts as your own library.