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description: Workflow recipe — turn the quarter's raw numbers into a leadership story and board deck by chaining 4 skills.
argument-hint: [the quarter's metrics, wins, and misses]
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Run the **Close the Quarter** workflow recipe for: $ARGUMENTS

This is a *chain* of skills. Run each stage in order and **carry every stage's output forward as context** for the next. Open with a one-line plan of the 4 stages, then ask once for any essential missing inputs (the key numbers, the audience, the period). Don't re-ask between stages.

Run each stage under a clear `## Stage N — <name>` heading:

1. **Map what moved** — apply the `metrics-framework` skill to organise the numbers into a metric tree and identify what actually changed and why.
2. **Explain retention** — apply the `churn-analysis` skill to separate avoidable from unavoidable churn and surface the headline retention story.
3. **Brief leadership** — apply the `executive-update` skill, using the findings above, to write a tight leadership briefing for the period.
4. **Build the board story** — apply the `board-deck-narrative` skill to turn that briefing into a slide-by-slide board deck storyline.

Do not invent numbers — work only with what is given and flag any gaps. End with a 4-bullet **"What you now have"** recap.
