Underperformance Conversation Kit

The honest conversation, held on time and written down properly — because the alternative is a year of silence followed by a sudden ambush.

What it is

For the months before anyone says the word exit: the diagnosis separating the four causes of underperformance that look identical from outside, the evidence file written in observable behaviour and business impact, the conversation scripted to the sentence — what to say when they are surprised, dispute the facts, disclose something personal, or turn it back on you — and the written plan with dates, standards, support and consequences fixed in advance. For managers, founders and HR leads who have been avoiding it.

What you receive

the underperformance problem handled properly from the first honest conversation onward — the evidence written up in behaviour and impact rather than adjectives, the conversation scripted line by line including the four replies you are most likely to get, a written improvement plan with measurable standards and real dates, the follow-up cadence, and the documentation trail that protects everyone if it ends badly

Delivered as a single, complete .md skill file — open it, paste it into any capable chat model, and work. No installation, no account with anyone but us.

Supported models

• Claude (Opus/Sonnet)
• ChatGPT (GPT-4o/5)
• Gemini
• any capable chat model

People reach for it when

• “how to tell an employee they are underperforming”
• “performance improvement plan template”
• “difficult conversation with underperforming employee script”
• “documenting poor performance at work”
• “employee not meeting expectations what do i say”

Record

In the collection. The sale room is being fitted; this work goes on sale when it opens.

License

Free-shelf works ship under the DolceDrago House License — use the outputs freely, personal or commercial; the work file itself stays with the house.