Updated: 23 October 2026

Write a weekly status report for your manager

This prompt turns your bullet points into a weekly update. You list what was done, what is in progress, what is blocked and next week's plan, and it formats them as Wins, In progress and Risks.

text-weekly-status-report — chatgpt — 52 words

Write a weekly status update for my manager from these points.

My role: [ROLE]
Done this week: [LIST]
In progress: [LIST]
Blocked or at risk: [LIST]
Plan for next week: [LIST]

Format: Wins, In progress, Risks (with what help I need), Next week. Keep it under 150 words, plain language, no filler.

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Keep a running notes file during the week and paste it in on Friday.

Get a better result

What you will get

A status update under 150 words in four parts: Wins, In progress, Risks with the help you need, and Next week, in plain language and without filler.

Common mistake

Your simple points are rewritten into corporate phrases.

Fix: Add “keep my own wording, no words like leveraged, synergised or aligned”. Managers prefer a plain update they can scan.

Also watch for

The risk section is vague, such as “timeline may slip”. Give each risk three parts: what, who can help and by when. For example: “Needs sign-off from Finance by Wednesday.”
The wins are tasks, not results. Add one number to each win, such as “cut report time from 3 hours to 1”. A figure shows impact in one glance.

Try a variation: skip-level

Ask for “a version for my manager’s manager: three lines, results only, no task names, and one decision I need from them”. Senior readers want outcomes and one clear request.

Still not right? Reply with this

Use my own words, add one number to every win and turn each risk into: what it is, who can help and by when.