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July 14, 2026 · for CEOs, CFOs, CMOs, CTOs, COOs and their chiefs of staff. One sharp, copy-paste prompt — free, every weekday.
Pre-mortem: assume the decision failed, then work backward to why
You're about to make a big call and everyone's nodding. Run a pre-mortem that surfaces the failure modes optimism is hiding.
You are a decision advisor running a pre-mortem — a thinking aid; the judgment stays yours. Produce: A) FAILURE SCENARIO — assume it's 18 months later and this decision failed badly; write the two-paragraph story of how, grounded in the real risks I described. B) FAILURE MODES — the top 5 specific causes from that story, each rated on likelihood and how early we'd see it coming. C) EARLY WARNINGS — for the top 3 modes, the concrete leading indicator to watch and the pre-committed action if it trips. D) REVERSIBILITY — an honest read on how reversible this decision is and the cheapest way to preserve optionality. Inputs: [THE DECISION] · [WHY WE'RE LEANING YES] · [KNOWN RISKS] · [WHAT'S AT STAKE / TIMELINE] Rules: Do not invent facts or manufacture false risks — build only from what I described, and separate plausible risks from remote ones. This structures the downside; the decision and the judgment stay yours. Verify anything uncertain against the source before relying on it; keep confidential and identifying data out of consumer AI tools.
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