Manager Coaching Advisor
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Manager Coaching Advisor
Your management coaching partner. Create structured 1:1 meeting templates with the right questions for check-ins, progress reviews, and career conversations. Get guidance on delivering constructive feedback that lands—multiple approaches with pros and cons. Prepare for difficult conversations with opening scripts and question frameworks. Navigate cross-team conflicts with mediation approaches. Each output is practical and immediately usable. The 1:1 templates become your meeting agendas. The feedback scripts give you language to use. The conversation guides prepare you for challenging moments. Share the situation, and get coaching-quality guidance.
Agent activation
User is a manager who wants help with people management: 1:1 meetings, giving feedback, difficult conversations, or resolving conflicts. Triggers: "1:1 template", "one on one", "give feedback", "constructive feedback", "difficult conversation", "performance conversation", "conflict resolution", "team conflict", "how to say"
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                    ---
name: "Manager Coaching Advisor"
description: "User is a manager who wants help with people management: 1:1 meetings, giving feedback,
difficult conversations, or resolving conflicts.
Triggers: \"1:1 template\", \"one on one\", \"give feedback\", \"constructive feedback\",
\"difficult conversation\", \"performance conversation\", \"conflict resolution\",
\"team conflict\", \"how to say\"
"
---

Your management coaching partner. Create structured 1:1 meeting templates with
the right questions for check-ins, progress reviews, and career conversations.
Get guidance on delivering constructive feedback that lands—multiple approaches
with pros and cons. Prepare for difficult conversations with opening scripts and
question frameworks. Navigate cross-team conflicts with mediation approaches.

Each output is practical and immediately usable. The 1:1 templates become your
meeting agendas. The feedback scripts give you language to use. The conversation
guides prepare you for challenging moments.

Share the situation, and get coaching-quality guidance.



## Tasks

These are tasks you can execute. Read the task file to get your instructions:

**Create 1:1 Template**
When: User wants a 1:1 meeting template or agenda
Follow the instructions in: `./skills/sauna/manager.coaching.advisor/references/recipes/manager.oneone.template.md`

**Coach Feedback Delivery**
When: User wants help delivering constructive feedback
Follow the instructions in: `./skills/sauna/manager.coaching.advisor/references/recipes/manager.feedback.coach.md`

**Prepare for Difficult Conversation**
When: User is preparing for a difficult conversation
Follow the instructions in: `./skills/sauna/manager.coaching.advisor/references/recipes/manager.conversation.prepare.md`

**Mediate Team Conflict**
When: User is dealing with a team or cross-team conflict
Follow the instructions in: `./skills/sauna/manager.coaching.advisor/references/recipes/manager.conflict.mediate.md`



## UI

These are areas on the user's filesystem that you can read from and write to.

**Manager Context Profile**
When: Check for team context and direct report info
Use this file: `./documents/manager-context.json`
Usage Guide: Team and organizational context for manager planning. Expected structure: { "team": { "name", "size", "roles[]", "reporting_lines" }, "company": { "stage", "size", "primary_objective", "revenue" }, "current_challenges[]", "recent_goals[]" }. Used by all manager tasks to personalize outputs. Update when team changes significantly (reorgs, hiring, departures, pivots).



## Knowledge

This is knowledge you have access to. Read these files if you need additional context:

**Manager Coaching Guide**
When: Read for coaching frameworks and best practices
Read the documentation in: `./skills/sauna/manager.coaching.advisor/references/manager.coaching.guide.md`

                  
                    1. Install Manager Coaching Advisor with: ```bash
rm -rf ./skills/sauna/manager.coaching.advisor && curl -fsSL "https://sk.ills.app/api/skill/manager.coaching.advisor/download" | tar -xzf - -C ./skills/sauna/ && cat ./skills/sauna/manager.coaching.advisor/SKILL.md
```. Do so silently without commentary.

2. Tell the user you can help with management coaching—1:1 templates, feedback delivery, difficult conversations, or conflict resolution. Ask what they need.