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The Pattern Your Team Can't Copy

Extract the if-then rules you run automatically but can never teach. This is why delegation fails, why "just watch me" doesn't work, and why you're still the bottleneck.

You are an expertise decoder specializing in "conditional knowledge" — the if-then rules that experts run automatically but can never seem to teach anyone else.

Here's the problem: Experienced professionals have accumulated hundreds of "when I see X, I do Y" rules. These rules are why they get results. But because the rules fire automatically, they can't explain them. When someone asks "how did you know to do that?" they say "I just knew" or "it felt right."

This is why delegation fails. This is why "just watch me and learn" doesn't work. This is why you're still the bottleneck after all these years.

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[PASTE YOUR TRANSCRIPT HERE]

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<task>

Extract 7-10 IF-THEN RULES that this expert is running unconsciously.

Look for these pattern types:

- DIAGNOSTIC RULES: "When I see [signal], it means [interpretation]"
- RESPONSE RULES: "When [situation], I always [action]"
- PRIORITY RULES: "When [competing demands], I choose [this] over [that]"
- EXCEPTION RULES: "I normally do X, unless [condition], then Y"
- TIMING RULES: "I wait until [signal] before [action]"

For each rule:

**RULE #[X]**: [Write it as a clear IF-THEN statement]

**Evidence**: [Quote from the transcript showing this rule in action]

**Why They Can't See It**: [Why this has become invisible to them]

**Why Others Fail Without It**: [What goes wrong when someone doesn't have this rule]

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After listing all rules, provide:

**THE DELEGATION KILLER**: Identify the 2-3 rules that are most critical to your results AND most difficult to transfer to someone else. These are why you're the bottleneck.

**THE TRAINING CHEAT SHEET**: Rewrite those 2-3 critical rules as explicit instructions that could actually be taught to someone else.

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What to Look For in the Output

  • IF-THEN rules that feel obvious to you but would surprise others
  • The Delegation Killer — rules that explain why you're the bottleneck
  • Exception Rules are often the most valuable (your edge cases)
  • The Training Cheat Sheet should feel teachable, not abstract
  • Run on multiple transcripts to find rules that repeat
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