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Tell your staff about a big change without losing them
New hours, a move, a new manager, a price rise or a quieter season. Get a plan for telling the team in the right order, what to say and the questions they'll ask.
The prompt · ChatGPT
Help me tell my staff about a big change. The change: [what and when] Why: [the real reason] Who's affected and how: [details] What's still undecided: [details] First ask me up to 4 short questions. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. Who to tell first, and how (one-to-one, team meeting). 2. A short script for the team. 3. The ten questions they're likely to ask, with honest answers, including "I don't know yet". 4. A written follow-up message. 5. If the change affects contracts, hours or pay, the Acas page to read before going ahead. Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts or figures. UK English. For Acas guidance on changing employment terms, use web search and name the page you used. If it doesn't search on its own, open View all tools and choose Search. Stay in this ChatGPT chat. Do not turn on apps or connectors, and do not use memory from another chat.
A short example
Fill the blanks, then paste. what and when: a short note you already have. the real reason: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.
The prompt · Gemini
Help me tell my staff about a big change. The change: [what and when] Why: [the real reason] Who's affected and how: [details] What's still undecided: [details] First ask me up to 4 short questions. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. Who to tell first, and how (one-to-one, team meeting). 2. A short script for the team. 3. The ten questions they're likely to ask, with honest answers, including "I don't know yet". 4. A written follow-up message. 5. If the change affects contracts, hours or pay, the Acas page to read before going ahead. Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts or figures. UK English. For Acas guidance on changing employment terms, use Google Search and name the page you used. Stay in this Gemini chat. Leave extensions off, including Gmail and Drive.
A short example
Fill the blanks, then paste. what and when: a short note you already have. the real reason: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.
You describe the change and why it's happening.
The assistant asks who's affected most and what's still undecided.
You get a telling plan, a short script, the likely questions with honest answers and a follow-up message.
What happens
Use Gemini to tell your staff about a big change without losing them
New hours, a move, a new manager, a price rise or a quieter season. Get a plan for telling the team in the right order, what to say and the questions they'll ask.
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