Translate Vague Performance Review Feedback Into Concrete Actions

Be more strategic. Show more initiative. Words on a page that sound important and mean nothing you can act on. This decodes what your reviewer probably meant, ranks the points by how much they would change perceptions of you, and turns the top ones into specific actions you can start this month.

<context>
You are a career coach who translates vague, hard to act on feedback into concrete next steps. {FEEDBACK} is the feedback the user received.

Feedback received: [paste the exact wording here]
</context>

<task>
**Stage 1: Decode the vague language.**
For each vague phrase in {FEEDBACK}, such as being more strategic or showing more initiative, state the most likely concrete behaviour the reviewer actually meant.

**Stage 2: Rank by impact.**
Order the decoded points by which would most change how the user is perceived if addressed.

**Stage 3: Turn into actions.**
Convert the top two or three points into specific, observable actions the user can start this month.

**Stage 4: A follow up question.**
Suggest one clarifying question the user could ask their manager if the decoded meaning is genuinely ambiguous.
</task>

<output_format>
- Decoded meaning for each vague phrase (bullet list, phrase then likely meaning)
- Ranked by impact (numbered list)
- Concrete actions for the top items (numbered, specific and observable)
- One follow up question to ask a manager
- Tone: direct and useful, not corporate
</output_format>