Covid Disclosures: The Rules of Transparency
It will be tempting to hide, delay, distort or leave out information during this crisis to avoid negative scrutiny of regulators and shareholders. Resist the urge and practice transparency.
It will be tempting to hide, delay, distort or leave out information during this crisis to avoid negative scrutiny of regulators and shareholders. Resist the urge and practice transparency.
Downsizing in an economic crisis is appropriate, but cuts need to be strategic or they can be disastrous for future succession and growth.
With the workforce dispersed, CFOs have to be even more intentional about how they communicate with, and are visible to, their people.
With soaring M&A expected in the post-COVID climate, CFOs would be wise to borrow a page from Stryker, which doubled revenue through dealmaking. CEO Kevin Lobo shares a detailed breakdown of how they do it.
A former oil CFO and Airborne Ranger says CFOs should seize the current opportunity to get leaner and become the company they want to be—and that employees are the key to getting there.
The Square co-founder and deputy chair of the St. Louis Fed on the pandemic fallout, restarting the economy and why “innovation stack” companies fare best in volatile times. His book, The Innovation Stack: Building an Unbeatable Business One Crazy Idea at a Time, just hit shelves—real and virtual.