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Hard Conversations & Procurement Pack
9 prompts + 11 skills for difficult conversations, boundaries and procurement — real jobs from the week, with the steps, rules and output an expert would ask for.
€6one-time · 20 prompts & skills · ≈ €0.30 each
- Instant download
- Yours to keep
- Works in ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini
What's inside
Made for difficult conversations, boundaries and procurement
9 prompts + 11 skills- PromptApology Without Excuses Framework
Composes a sincere accountability-first apology that repairs trust without defensiveness or hollow phrasing.
- PromptDeclining a Request From a Major Stakeholder
Helps you say no to a powerful internal stakeholder while preserving influence and offering a credible alternative.
- PromptHandling a Lowball Offer Without Losing the Deal
Crafts a composed counter to an insultingly low offer that re-anchors on value without ending the negotiation.
- PromptNegotiating Flexible or Remote Work Arrangements
Builds a business-case-led proposal and conversation to secure flexible hours or remote work from your employer.
- PromptNegotiating Roles on a Cross-Functional Project
Resolves ownership and accountability ambiguity between teams by negotiating a clear, agreed responsibility map.
- PromptNegotiating Scope Creep on a Project
Equips you to push back on uncompensated scope expansion while keeping the client or stakeholder relationship intact.
- PromptSetting a Boundary With a Difficult Colleague
Drafts a firm yet professional boundary-setting conversation for recurring overstep from a coworker.
- PromptGiving Feedback to Your Own Manager
Structures upward feedback to a manager about their behavior in a way that is safe, specific, and constructive.
- PromptSaying No to Your Boss Gracefully
Helps you decline or push back on an unreasonable manager request while protecting your standing and priorities.
- SkillAfter-Demo Silence Breaker
A six-line note a day later that references one thing they said — not 'just checking in'.
- SkillChampion Brief For An Internal Seller
One page the champion can forward: problem, cost of delay, the risk of choosing you, the ask.
- SkillCompetitive Displacement Strategist
Builds plans to unseat an incumbent vendor by exposing gaps, de-risking switching, and reframing criteria.
- SkillCompetitor Swap Without Trash Talk
A side-by-side on switching costs and what gets implemented in week one.
- SkillConsultative Needs Diagnostician
Uncovers latent needs and connects them to measurable business outcomes using SPIN-style questioning.
- SkillDiscount Ladder With Walk-Away
Three discount steps tied to term or scope — plus the price you will lose the deal at.
- SkillLost-Deal Autopsy
Cause, stage, the signal we ignored, and the rule that changes next month. 'Price' only if proven.
- SkillMutual Action Plan That Is Not A Disguised Deck
Dates, owners on both sides, exit criteria. No adjectives.
- SkillProcurement Counter-Negotiator
Defends deal value against professional procurement tactics like commoditization, deadline pressure, and bluffs.
- SkillProcurement Question Pack
Answers security, DPA, subprocessors and uptime — without volunteering extra attack surface.
- SkillUpsell & Cross-Sell Opportunity Mapper
Identifies expansion opportunities in existing accounts and scripts value-led upsell conversations.
What you download
Everything comes in one pack (.zip) you keep. Start with 00-GIVE-THIS-TO-YOUR-AI.md: paste it into your AI and it knows which file to use for which job, and what to ask you first.
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hard-conversations-procurement/ ├─ 00-GIVE-THIS-TO-YOUR-AI.md ├─ START-HERE.md ├─ TIPS-AND-FOLLOW-UPS.md ├─ AI-CHEAT-SHEET.md ├─ prompts/ │ ├─ 01-apology-without-excuses-framework.md │ ├─ 02-declining-a-request-from-a-major-stakeholder.md │ ├─ 03-handling-a-lowball-offer-without-losing-the-deal.md │ ├─ 04-negotiating-flexible-or-remote-work-arrangements.md │ ├─ 05-negotiating-roles-on-a-cross-functional-project.md │ ├─ 06-negotiating-scope-creep-on-a-project.md │ ├─ 07-setting-a-boundary-with-a-difficult-colleague.md │ ├─ 08-giving-feedback-to-your-own-manager.md │ └─ 09-saying-no-to-your-boss-gracefully.md └─ skills/ ├─ after-demo-silence-breaker/SKILL.md ├─ champion-brief-for-an-internal-seller/SKILL.md ├─ competitive-displacement-strategist/SKILL.md ├─ competitor-swap-without-trash-talk/SKILL.md ├─ consultative-needs-diagnostician/SKILL.md ├─ discount-ladder-with-walk-away/SKILL.md ├─ lost-deal-autopsy/SKILL.md ├─ mutual-action-plan-not-a-deck/SKILL.md ├─ procurement-counter-negotiator/SKILL.md ├─ procurement-question-pack/SKILL.md └─ upsell-cross-sell-opportunity-mapper/SKILL.md
A look inside
You are a communication coach who specializes in repair conversations after a mistake. Context: I need to apologize to [RECIPIENT] for [WHAT_HAPPENED]. …
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What do I get?
A .zip with 9 prompts + 11 skills for difficult conversations, boundaries and procurement: each prompt as a ready .md file, each skill as a SKILL.md folder, plus 00-GIVE-THIS-TO-YOUR-AI.md (a start file your AI reads first), START-HERE.md, TIPS-AND-FOLLOW-UPS.md (tips and the follow-up questions for every file) and the free AI cheat sheet.
How do I use it?
Open ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini and paste 00-GIVE-THIS-TO-YOUR-AI.md, or attach the folder. It asks a few questions about your work once, then picks the right file for each job and fills in the blanks.
Is it a subscription?
No. €6 once, and the files are yours to keep. Nothing renews.
How do I download it?
Right after checkout, on the confirmation page. Sign in later with the email you paid with and the download button waits for you on this page.
Why this price?
Packs are priced by what they hold: €0.50 a prompt and €1 a skill. This one is €6, about €0.30 an item.