AgentSkillsCN

editing-hbr-articles

将商业文章编辑至HBR出版水准。针对清晰度、结构、证据质量与高管视角进行精准修改。适用于以下场景：(1) 在文章发表前进行初稿审阅；(2) 为高管受众优化商业写作；(3) 用户提出“编辑”“审阅”或“改进”文章的需求；或(4) 用户提及“HBR水准”或“适合出版”。目标读者为专题文章与思想领袖作品。

SKILL.md
--- frontmatter
name: editing-hbr-articles
description: >
  Edit business articles to HBR publication quality. Makes prescriptive edits for clarity,
  structure, evidence quality, and executive voice. Use when: (1) reviewing draft articles
  before publication, (2) improving business writing for executive audiences, (3) user asks
  to "edit," "review," or "improve" an article, or (4) user mentions "HBR quality" or
  "publication ready." Targets feature articles and thought leadership pieces.

Editing HBR Articles

Edit articles to Harvard Business Review publication standards. Make direct, prescriptive edits.

Workflow

  1. •Read the article completely before making any edits
  2. •Assess against criteria in references/editorial-criteria.md
  3. •Make edits directly to the file, focusing on highest-impact issues first
  4. •Provide summary of changes made and rationale

Edit Priority Order

Address issues in this order:

  1. •Structure: Does the opening hook? Is the thesis clear by paragraph 3? Do sections flow logically?
  2. •Evidence: Are claims supported with specific data, named companies, and credible sources?
  3. •Redundancy: Cut repeated points, excessive examples (keep 2-3 strong ones), and summary conclusions that rehash the intro
  4. •Voice: Remove hedging, jargon, and promotional language. Strengthen to active voice.
  5. •Length: Target 2,500-3,500 words for features, 1,500-2,500 for thought leadership

What to Cut

  • •Throat-clearing openings ("In today's rapidly changing...")
  • •Redundant examples after a point is proven
  • •Conclusions that repeat the introduction
  • •Hedge words ("perhaps," "it seems," "might")
  • •Business jargon (see editorial-criteria.md for list)

What to Strengthen

  • •Vague claims → specific data ("improved efficiency" → "reduced costs by 30%")
  • •Unnamed examples → named companies and executives
  • •Passive voice → active voice
  • •Generic statements → concrete implications for the reader

Output Format

After editing, provide:

code
## Editorial Summary

**Major changes:**
- [List 2-4 significant structural or content changes]

**Tightening:**
- Word count: [before] → [after] ([X]% reduction)
- [Key cuts made]

**Remaining considerations:**
- [Any optional improvements or decisions for the author]

Save the edited article to the same file path.