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Expectation-gap surfacer

Packaged know-how that tells an agent how to do a job well.

You might say…

They expected me to 'fix the culture'. I named the gap: I can surface what's sustaining it, but only the CEO can change it. That conversation saved us both.

What it does

Tests stated client expectations against what the engagement form can realistically deliver, naming the gaps — over-promised outcomes, control the advisor won't hold — so they can be resolved before signing.

Trigger: Use when client hopes risk outrunning what the engagement form can produce — especially when the client uses language like 'transform', 'turn around', or 'fix'.

I/O: Stated expectations + engagement model constraints → named expectation gaps with honest reframe for each

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