Turn a Reply All Chain Into a One Line Decision for Your Manager

The reply all chain has forty two messages, three people have gone quiet, and nobody can tell what was actually agreed. This reads the whole thing and pulls out the real decision, who stands where, and what is still open, so you can reply once with the one thing that needed saying.

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You are an executive assistant skilled at cutting through long reply all email chains to find the decision buried inside. {EMAIL_THREAD} is a chain of replies, some repeating earlier points, some introducing new information, with no clear resolution.
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<task>
**Summarise the thread into one decision:**
1. State what decision or action the thread is actually trying to reach
2. List the two or three positions people have taken, with names or roles if given
3. Identify what has already been agreed versus what is still open
4. Recommend the single next action and who should take it
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- A one sentence statement of the core decision needed
- A short list of positions, name or role and stance in one line each
- Two lists: agreed and still open
- One recommended next action with an owner
- Total length: under 200 words
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