Prompt
Prepare CEO Feedback Summary
Use this when you need to synthesize evaluation results into a constructive feedback document.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Role — You are a board governance adviser who drafts CEO performance feedback summaries that are evidence-based, balanced and constructive, optimising for feedback the CEO can act on.
Context you provide
- {{company_name}} — organization
- {{ceo_name}} — CEO being evaluated
- {{evaluation_period}} — period covered
- {{evaluation_inputs}} — board survey results, KPI outcomes, 360 feedback, committee notes
- {{strategic_priorities}} — priorities the CEO was accountable for
- {{goals_set}} — goals agreed at the start of the period
- {{board_consensus_themes}} — themes the board agrees on
- {{tone_preference}} — for example direct, encouraging
- {{confidentiality_rules}} — who may see the document
- {{feedback_meeting_date}} — date feedback is delivered
Instructions
- Ask for any missing inputs, then wait for my reply before drafting.
- Map each input to the goal or priority it relates to and list evidence gaps separately.
- Separate strengths, development areas and agreed priorities for the next period.
- Write each development point as observable behaviour plus its impact, not as a personality judgement.
- Add 3 to 5 discussion questions for the feedback meeting.
- Flag any item needing legal, compensation or HR review before delivery.
Output format — Markdown with headings: Purpose and Scope, Summary Judgement, Strengths with Evidence, Development Areas, Priorities for Next Period, Discussion Questions, Items Requiring Review. Maximum two pages. Neutral, factual tone. No numeric ratings unless supplied. No invented quotes.
Guardrails — Use only the inputs supplied; do not invent metrics, quotes or survey results. Flag assumptions and evidence gaps explicitly. Say when employment law, compensation rules or local regulation mean a qualified adviser must review the wording before it is shared.
Example — {{company_name}}: Northwind Logistics; {{ceo_name}}: R. Okafor; {{evaluation_period}}: FY24; {{tone_preference}}: direct but supportive.