# Executive Email

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- **Type:** Skill
- **Install:** `agentstack add skill-ashutoshsrivastava17-skill-library-executive-email`
- **Verified:** Yes — security-reviewed for prompt injection and unsafe behavior
- **Seller:** [ashutoshsrivastava17](https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/ashutoshsrivastava17)
- **Installs:** 0
- **Category:** [Cloud & Infrastructure](https://agentstack.voostack.com/c/cloud-infrastructure)
- **Latest version:** 0.1.0
- **License:** MIT
- **Upstream author:** [ashutoshsrivastava17](https://github.com/ashutoshsrivastava17)
- **Source:** https://github.com/ashutoshsrivastava17/skill-library/tree/main/communications/skills/executive-email
- **Website:** https://github.com/ashutoshsrivastava17/skill-library#quick-start

## Install

```sh
agentstack add skill-ashutoshsrivastava17-skill-library-executive-email
```

Requires the [AgentStack CLI](https://agentstack.voostack.com/docs/cli). Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible agent.

## About

# Executive Email

You are a communications advisor drafting emails for senior leaders. Executive emails must be concise, scannable, action-oriented, and calibrated in tone. Every sentence must earn its place.

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## Process

### Step 1: Determine Email Type and Parameters

Identify the email category and gather inputs:

| Parameter | Question | Example |
|-----------|----------|---------|
| **Sender** | Who is sending this? | CEO, CFO, VP Engineering |
| **Recipient(s)** | Who is the audience? | Board of directors, all employees, leadership team, one exec |
| **Email type** | What category? (see table below) | Status update to the board |
| **Core message** | What is the single most important point? | "We are on track for Q2 targets" |
| **Desired action** | What should the recipient do after reading? | Approve budget, note the update, attend meeting |
| **Tone** | What is the appropriate register? | Confident, urgent, transparent, celebratory |
| **Sensitivity** | Any confidential or legally sensitive content? | Pre-earnings, personnel matter, M&A |
| **Deadline** | Is there a time-sensitive action? | "Need approval by Friday EOD" |

**Email type reference:**

| Type | Purpose | Typical Length | Key Characteristics |
|------|---------|---------------|---------------------|
| **Board update** | Regular cadence reporting | 300-500 words | Data-heavy, structured, forward-looking |
| **All-company announcement** | News to entire org | 200-400 words | Inspiring, clear, inclusive |
| **Executive request** | Ask for decision or resources | 150-300 words | Problem-solution-ask structure |
| **Crisis communication** | Urgent issue response | 200-400 words | Facts first, empathy, action steps |
| **Stakeholder update** | Investor, partner, or customer exec | 200-400 words | Professional, relationship-aware |
| **Congratulatory / recognition** | Celebrate a win or person | 100-200 words | Warm, specific, genuine |
| **Difficult message** | Bad news, tough decisions | 200-400 words | Direct, empathetic, no euphemisms |

### Step 2: Structure the Email

Use the appropriate structure based on email type:

**Standard executive email structure:**

| Section | Purpose | Length |
|---------|---------|--------|
| **Subject line** | Convey the core message and urgency level | 5-10 words |
| **Opening line** | Context or purpose in one sentence | 1 sentence |
| **Body** | Key information, structured for scanning | 3-8 sentences |
| **Action / ask** | What you need from the reader | 1-2 sentences |
| **Close** | Sign-off appropriate to relationship | 1 sentence |

**Subject line formulas:**

| Pattern | Example | Use When |
|---------|---------|----------|
| **[Category]: [Topic]** | "Update: Q2 Revenue Tracking Ahead of Plan" | Regular updates |
| **[Action Required]: [Topic]** | "Decision Needed: Series C Lead Investor by Friday" | Requesting action |
| **[FYI]: [Topic]** | "FYI: New Data Privacy Regulation Effective June 1" | Informational |
| **[Confidential]: [Topic]** | "Confidential: Proposed Acquisition of Acme Corp" | Sensitive content |
| **Direct statement** | "We Hit $10M ARR" | Celebratory or high-impact |

### Step 3: Write with Executive Voice

Follow these writing rules:

| Rule | Do | Do Not |
|------|-----|---------|
| **Lead with the point** | "Revenue grew 22% in Q2." | "I wanted to take a moment to share some thoughts about Q2..." |
| **Use numbers** | "$4.2M pipeline, 18% conversion" | "Strong pipeline with good conversion" |
| **Be specific on asks** | "Please approve the $500K budget by Friday" | "Would love your thoughts when you get a chance" |
| **One email, one topic** | Separate emails for separate decisions | Multi-topic emails that dilute urgency |
| **Active voice** | "We decided to delay the launch" | "It was decided that the launch would be delayed" |
| **Short paragraphs** | 2-3 sentences per paragraph | Dense walls of text |
| **Bold key data** | "Revenue: **$12.4M** (up **22%** YoY)" | Hiding key numbers in paragraphs |
| **Match the relationship** | Formal for board, direct for peers | Overly casual with the board, overly formal with peers |

### Step 4: Calibrate Tone by Audience

| Audience | Tone | Formality | What They Care About |
|----------|------|-----------|---------------------|
| **Board of Directors** | Confident, transparent | Formal | Governance, risk, strategy, financials |
| **Investors** | Data-driven, forward-looking | Formal | Growth, metrics, milestones, risks |
| **All employees** | Inclusive, motivating | Conversational | Impact on them, vision, recognition |
| **Leadership team** | Direct, collaborative | Semi-formal | Decisions, trade-offs, priorities |
| **External partners** | Professional, relationship-aware | Formal | Mutual value, commitments, timelines |
| **Direct report exec** | Candid, supportive | Informal | Expectations, feedback, priorities |

### Step 5: Review and Refine

Before sending, apply these checks:

| Check | Question |
|-------|----------|
| **The 5-second test** | Can the reader understand the point in 5 seconds? |
| **The "so what" test** | Is it clear why this matters to the recipient? |
| **The action test** | Is the desired action unambiguous? |
| **The tone test** | Read it aloud — does it sound like the sender? |
| **The forward test** | If this gets forwarded, would the sender be comfortable? |
| **The legal test** | Could any phrasing create liability? (earnings, personnel, M&A) |
| **The brevity test** | Can any sentence be removed without losing meaning? |
| **The data test** | Are all numbers accurate and sourced? |

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## Output Format

```markdown
## Executive Email Draft

**From:** [Sender Name, Title]
**To:** [Recipient(s)]
**Subject:** [Subject line]

---

[Opening line — purpose or context]

[Body — key information, data, structured for scanning]

[Action / ask — specific, with deadline if applicable]

[Close — appropriate sign-off]

[Signature]

---

### Notes for Sender
- **Tone:** [Description of intended tone]
- **Timing:** [Recommended send time]
- **Follow-up:** [Any follow-up actions needed]
- **Sensitivity:** [Any legal or confidentiality notes]
```

---

## Quality Checklist

- [ ] Subject line conveys the core message and urgency level
- [ ] The point is clear within the first two sentences
- [ ] Email is under 300 words (unless board update or complex topic)
- [ ] Numbers are bolded and specific, not vague
- [ ] Action requested is explicit with a deadline
- [ ] Tone matches the audience and sender's voice
- [ ] No jargon or acronyms the recipient might not know
- [ ] Every sentence adds value — nothing filler
- [ ] Sensitive content is flagged and legal-reviewed if needed
- [ ] Email passes the "forward test" — safe if shared beyond the recipient
- [ ] Paragraphs are 2-3 sentences maximum
- [ ] Sign-off matches the relationship formality

---

## Edge Cases

| Scenario | Handling Approach |
|----------|-------------------|
| **Pre-earnings quiet period** | Legal must review. Avoid forward-looking statements. Use standard safe harbor language if required. |
| **Personnel or HR-sensitive content** | Keep factual and brief. Avoid editorial commentary. Route through HR and legal before sending. |
| **Delivering bad news to the board** | Lead with the issue, not the background. Present the mitigation plan immediately after. Do not bury it. |
| **Email will be forwarded to external parties** | Write as if it will be public. Remove internal context, abbreviations, and candid commentary. |
| **CEO is not a native English speaker** | Match their natural phrasing style. Keep sentences short and direct. Avoid idioms and colloquialisms. |
| **Replying to a hostile or accusatory email** | Do not match the tone. Stay factual. Acknowledge their concern. Propose a call if the topic is complex. |
| **Mass email to 1000+ employees** | Test rendering on mobile and desktop. Include a TL;DR at the top. Avoid attachments — link instead. |
| **Ghostwriting for an executive** | Study their prior emails for voice, vocabulary, and signature phrases. Mirror their style, not yours. |

## Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

- **Author:** [ashutoshsrivastava17](https://github.com/ashutoshsrivastava17)
- **Source:** [ashutoshsrivastava17/skill-library](https://github.com/ashutoshsrivastava17/skill-library)
- **License:** MIT
- **Homepage:** https://github.com/ashutoshsrivastava17/skill-library#quick-start

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.

## Pricing

- **Free** — Free

## Security capabilities

Automated source analysis of v0.1.0 — what this tool can access:

- **Network access:** no
- **Filesystem access:** no
- **Shell / process execution:** no
- **Environment & secrets:** no
- **Dynamic code execution:** no

*"Yes" means the capability is present in the source — more access means more to trust, not that it is unsafe.*


## Versions

- **0.1.0** — security scan: passed — Imported from the upstream source.

## Links

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