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Cost and revenue review planner
Paste last year's costs and revenue. Get one clear reset decision, who is affected and a staff note that owns the mistake.
Cost and revenue review planner is a free AI skill for the job "Lead and manage people". Give the instructions to an AI assistant that supports the required files and tools, then review its output.
Free · No account · Made by AI Blocks · Level: expert · Thinking: high
What it does
When costs grow faster than sales, many leaders cut a little now and a little more later. Each round hurts people and shakes trust, and the gap often stays. A clear decision made once, with the reasons said plainly, is usually kinder and easier to carry out. This skill puts the two growth lines side by side, then names which spending decisions ran ahead of revenue and who made them. It asks whether small trims would be enough and, if not, picks one larger move. It then writes the support for each affected person in specific numbers and dates, sets a goal that stays ambitious after the cut and drafts the staff note. The note opens with the decision and owns the mistake in the writer's name.
You give it
- Costs and revenue by period for the last one or two years (spreadsheet or pasted figures)
- The big spending decisions and who made them
- Who would be affected and the support you can offer, such as pay, cover and time
- Your goal for the next few years (optional)
You get
- A cost against revenue comparison, in plain numbers
- One reset decision and why smaller trims will or will not be enough
- A support list with figures and dates for each affected group
- A draft staff note that opens with the decision
Use it when
- Costs have grown faster than revenue and you must decide what to do about it.
- You need to tell staff about a reduction and want the note to be honest and specific.
- You are tempted to cut a bit each quarter and want to test whether one decision is better.
How to use it
- Start a chat with the skill. Open it if you added it to your AI, or copy it and paste it in.
- Paste your figures with the period they cover and say what each column means.
- List the big bets, who approved them and what each cost.
- Say what support you can honestly offer. Leave a gap rather than guess.
- Read the note aloud. The person who signs it should be willing to say every line.